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cut⋅let

  [kuht-lit]
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–noun
1. a slice of meat, esp. of veal, for broiling or frying.
2. a flat croquette of minced chicken, lobster, or the like.
Origin:
1700–10; < F côtelette, OF costelette double dim. of coste rib < L costa. See -let
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cut·let   (kŭt'lĭt)   
n.  

  1. A thin slice of meat, usually veal or lamb, cut from the leg or ribs.

  2. A patty of chopped meat or fish, usually coated with bread crumbs and fried; a flat croquette.


[French côtelette, from Old French costelette, diminutive of coste, rib, from Latin costa; see kost- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

cutlet 
1706, from Fr. côtelette, from O.Fr. costelette "little rib," from coste "rib, side," from L. costa (see coast), infl. by Eng. cut.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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