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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A thin cutlet of veal, usually seasoned, that is dipped in batter and fried.

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  • noun A dish consisting of fried veal cutlet.

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  • noun deep-fried breaded veal cutlets

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[German, from Middle High German snitzel, diminutive of sniz, slice, from snitzen, to carve, frequentative of snīden, to cut, from Old High German snīdan.]

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From German Schnitzel (cutlet)

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