Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cutlet

/kˈʌtlət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.14 in modern English

Syllables: cut-let
IPA: /kˈʌtlət/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thin slice of meat, usually fried.

noun

A chop, a specific piece of meat (especially pork, chicken, or beef) cut from the side of an animal.

noun

A piece of fish that has been cut perpendicular to the spine, rather than parallel (as with a fillet); often synonymous with steak.

noun

A prawn or shrimp with its head and outer shell removed, leaving only the flesh and tail.

noun

A mash of vegetables (usually potatoes) fried with bread.

Etymology

From French côtelette (recorded in English since 1706), from Middle French costelette (“little rib”), from coste + -elette, from Old French coste (“rib, side”), from Latin costa. Influenced by English cut, as if from cut + -let. Doublet of kotlet and kotleta.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cut

Inflected Forms

cutlets (plural)

Phrases

Aberdeen cutlet chicken cutlet chicken cutlet Kiev-style chicken cutlet Kyiv-style cutlet Kiev-style cutlet Kyiv-style Kiev-style chicken cutlet Kiev-style cutlet

Synonyms

scallop scollop escallop

Questions

How do you pronounce cutlet?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈʌtlət/.
What does cutlet mean?: A thin slice of meat, usually fried.
Where does cutlet come from?: From French côtelette (recorded in English since 1706), from Middle French costelette (“little rib”), from coste + -elette, from Old French coste (“rib, side”), from Latin costa. Influenced by English cut, as if from cut + -let. Doublet of kotlet and kotleta.

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