A thin slice of meat, usually fried.
Used in a Sentence
cutlet
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for cutlet.
Editorial note
The most annoying thing about good katsu is when the cutlet is obviously unsalted.
Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A thin slice of meat, usually fried.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of cutlet gathered in one view.
A chop, a specific piece of meat (especially pork, chicken, or beef) cut from the side of an animal.
A mash of vegetables (usually potatoes) fried with bread.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for cutlet.
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 mash of vegetables (usually potatoes) fried with bread.
noun
A piece of fish that has been cut perpendicular to the spine, rather than parallel (as with a fillet); often synonymous with steak.
Example sentences
The most annoying thing about good katsu is when the cutlet is obviously unsalted.
Scramble some eggs, grab a block of tofu and sear a cutlet for a sandwich, etc.
We take the Warsaw to Berlin regularly and they have fresh cooked food like friend eggs for breakfast, or breaded cutlet.
> 'Katsu' is short for Katsudon Don't you mean short for katsuretsu (カツレツ), katakana for cutlet as adopted from the French?
True but as I got voted down sounds like some one doesn't like my thesis:-) maybe by a cutlet.
I used manga_ocr for OCR processes and Cutlet library for Japanese to romaji conversion.
If there's no pork cutlet it's not Katsu.
'Katsu' is short for Katsudon, which is short for Tonkatsu (pork cutlet) Donburi (rice dish).
I'm a little confused by your comment For me are three distinct things Japanese curry Japanese style of the Indian dish often made from an instant roux package and usually served over Japanese style white rice Katsu Curry the same dish with a deep fried pork or chicken cutlet put on the the rice before the curry is poured over Curry rice - no cutlet, the curry is mixed in with the rice before it's served.
> If there's no pork cutlet it's not Katsu.
But cooked/processed meat has mostly french-derived words: sausage, charcuterie, cutlet, fillet, grill, sirloin, roast, stew..
Italian delis are famous for their cold deli sandwiches, but also for things like bacon, egg and cheeses for the breakfast crowd, and chicken cutlet, chicken parm, sausage and pepper, meatball, etc.
Quote examples
Katsu for winning/succeeding also can be seen in Tonkatsu = pork cutlet (katsu is the Japanese "shortening" of cutlet), which is also offered as a success token.
However, if they serve sandwiches, perhaps they also have "grilled chicken cutlet sandwich".
And then there's katsu-don, which is same cutlet served atop rice in a bowl (hence the -"don"), now generally with more of a Japanese-curry sauce.
There's "katsu", aka cutlet, and it's basically a Japanese style schnitzel (I use the German word only for humor and to emphasize the cross-cultural nature of this food).
Proper noun examples
> While working on Cutlet, though, I allowed Claude to generate every single line of code.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use cutlet in a sentence?
The most annoying thing about good katsu is when the cutlet is obviously unsalted.
What does cutlet mean?
A thin slice of meat, usually fried.
What part of speech is cutlet?
cutlet is commonly used as noun.