Wiener schnitzel en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From German Wiener Schnitzel (literally “Viennese schnitzel”). Attested in English since the 1850s.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A veal cutlet dipped into flour, egg and breadcrumbs, then fried.
I’ve had genuine delicate Wiener schnitzel in Vienna, authentic big-as-a-plate Milanese cutlets in Milan and the well-loved Milanesa in Argentina, sometimes as a sandwich.
2013 September 20, David Tanis, “Breaded and Fried Cutlets Can’t Miss”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Forms
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| Wiener Schnitzel | alternative | lexicographic | |
| wiener schnitzel | alternative | lexicographic | |
| wienerschnitzel | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Wiener schnitzels | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Wienerschnitzel | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (13)
fr escalope viennoise (veal cutlet) · da wienerschnitzel (veal cutlet) · fi wieninleike (veal cutlet) · no wiener schnitzel (veal cutlet) · hu bécsi szelet (veal cutlet) · uk віденський шніцель (veal cutlet) · de Wiener Schnitzel (veal cutlet) · nl wienerschnitzel (veal cutlet) · it cotoletta alla viennese (veal cutlet) · pl sznycel wiedeński (veal cutlet) · gl milanesa (veal cutlet) · sv wienerschnitzel (veal cutlet) · cs vídeňský řízek (veal cutlet)