Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schnitzel

/ˈʃnɪts(ə)l/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables
schnitzel
IPA
/ˈʃnɪts(ə)l/
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dish consisting of fried veal cutlet.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A Germanic dish of breaded and deep-fried meat cutlet.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A cutlet from this dish.

Countable

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Schnitzel (“cutlet”).

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Questions

How do you pronounce schnitzel?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃnɪts(ə)l/.
What does schnitzel mean?
A dish consisting of fried veal cutlet.
Where does schnitzel come from?
Unadapted borrowing from German Schnitzel (“cutlet”).

How to pronounce schnitzel

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