piccata

noun

pic·​ca·​ta

pə̇ˈkätə,

-ätə

plural piccatas

: thin slices of meat (such as veal) that are dredged in flour, sautéed, and served in a lemon and butter sauce

Examples of piccata in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dinners range from chicken piccata to beef stroganoff to baby back ribs. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025

From trendy bean salads to chickpeas cooked piccata-style, here are all the ways our editors make a satisfying bean recipe out of a humble can and a few other odds and ends. —Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Oct. 2025

More dinner ideas: These 3 classic chicken recipes still slap — chicken pot pie, parm and piccata Questions or comments? —Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025

Handmade pappardelle with veal ragù, pancetta and sheep’s milk ricotta; Neapolitan pepperoni pizza with vodka sauce, ricotta salata and honey; and vitello piccata with capers, lemon and spinach are three must-try dishes on the menu. —Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Italian, slice of sautéed veal flavored with lemon and parsley, from piccata, feminine of piccato, past participle of piccare to lard (meat), probably from French piquer, literally, to prick

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for piccata

• agata
• bharata
• cantata
• costata
• ephrata
• errata
• falcata
• mahratta
• regatta
• serrata
• sonata
• stigmata