Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kotlet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kot-let
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of Polish meat patty.

noun

A type of Persian meat patty.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin costabor. Old French coste Middle French coste Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Middle French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ete Middle French -ette Middle French -elette Middle French costelette French côtelettebor. Polish kotletbor. English kotlet Borrowed from Polish kotlet, borrowed from French côtelette, from Middle French costelette (“little rib”), from coste + -elette. Doublet of cutlet, kotleta, and partly katsu.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: côtelette

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

kotlety (plural) kotlets (plural)

Phrases

kotlet schabowy kotlet mielony

Frequently Paired Words

kotlet schabowy kotlet mielony

Questions

What does kotlet mean?: A type of Polish meat patty.
Where does kotlet come from?: It is traced to French.

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