schnitzel
/ˈʃnɪts(ə)l/
schnitzel noun: a dish consisting of fried veal cutlet.
Noun
schnitzel (countable and uncountable, plural schnitzels or (rare) schnitzel)
- A dish consisting of fried veal cutlet.
- There are, of course, many other types of Schnitzels and related veal specialties.1977, Eugene Fodor, editor, Fodor's Austria, London: Hodder and Stoughton, →ISBN, page 76
- A Germanic dish of breaded and deep-fried meat cutlet.
- A cutlet from this dish.
- Repeat, adding more oil to the pan as needed, until all the schnitzel are cooked.1997, “Wiener Schnitzel”, in Joy of Cooking, New York, N.Y.: Scribner, →ISBN, page 684, column 1
- Lightly dust one schnitzel in the flour, submerge it in the egg replacer mixture and bread it in the bread crumbs, patting the bread crumbs onto the surface of the schnitzel with your dry hand. […] Continue until all of the schnitzel are breaded and fried.2018 April 17, Michael Abramson, “Chick*n Schnitzel”, in From the Kitchens of YamChops North America’s Original Vegan Butcher Shop […], Salem, Mass.: Page Street Publishing Co., →ISBN
schnitzel meaning in Hindi, Arabic and Persian
schnitzel in Hindi
- a meat dish
- श्नित्सल śnitsal
schnitzel in Arabic
- a meat dish
- شْنِيتْزَل šnītzal
schnitzel in Persian
- a meat dish
- شنیتسل šenitsel
Examples of schnitzel in a sentence
- In the case of my food, schnitzel meant something like breaded, sauteed veal cutlet—schnitzely layers of meat.
- Schnitzels have always been a big favourite of mine, I just don't cook them often enough.
- He prefers Japanese food and Italian pasta to Wiener schnitzel and Viennese sausages.
Forms of schnitzel
| plural | schnitzels |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Schnitzel |
| plural (rare) | schnitzel |
Origin of schnitzel
Unadapted borrowing from German Schnitzel (“cutlet”).
Words formed from schnitzel
Phrases with schnitzel
Questions about schnitzel
- What does schnitzel mean?
- Schnitzel means a dish consisting of fried veal cutlet.
- What is schnitzel in Hindi?
- Schnitzel in Hindi is श्नित्सल (śnitsal). See Schnitzel meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is schnitzel?
- Schnitzel is a noun.
- How do you pronounce schnitzel?
- Schnitzel is pronounced /ˈʃnɪts(ə)l/.
- What is the plural of schnitzel?
- The plural of schnitzel is schnitzels.
Words near schnitzel in the dictionary
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