1
: a small slice of meat
a veal cutlet
2
: a flat croquette of chopped meat or fish
Examples of cutlet in a Sentence
a breaded veal cutlet
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When the butter has melted, and the temperature has reached 325 F, add the chicken in batches (two cutlets at a time).
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Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Halve chicken breasts lengthwise, to create 4 thin chicken cutlets.
—Mary Claire Britton, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
The veal cutlet alla George Clooney was named after the frequent patron, and Dabney Coleman ate the New York steak bearing his name multiple times a week for many decades, often dining with the likes of Sean Penn or Al Pacino.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
The cutlet game is also strong at the new Cheongdam Food Hall on Spring Mountain Road at Durango Drive, where Namsan Tonkatsu serves Korean cutlets right next to where Curry Ya serves Japanese cutlets.
—Andy Wang, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Halve chicken breasts lengthwise, to create 4 thin chicken cutlets.
—Mary Claire Britton, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
The veal cutlet alla George Clooney was named after the frequent patron, and Dabney Coleman ate the New York steak bearing his name multiple times a week for many decades, often dining with the likes of Sean Penn or Al Pacino.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
The cutlet game is also strong at the new Cheongdam Food Hall on Spring Mountain Road at Durango Drive, where Namsan Tonkatsu serves Korean cutlets right next to where Curry Ya serves Japanese cutlets.
—Andy Wang, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cutlet
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“Cutlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutlet. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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cutlet
noun
cut·let
ˈkət-lət 
1
: a small slice of meat
veal cutlets
2
: a piece of food shaped like a cutlet
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