/ ˈkʌtlət; NAmE / noun
1.
a thick slice of meat, especially lamb or pork (= meat from a pig), that is cooked and served with the bone still attached
2.
(in compounds) finely chopped pieces of meat, fish, vegetables, etc. that are pressed together into a flat piece, covered with breadcrumbs and cooked :
nut cutlets
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from French côtelette , earlier costelette , diminutive of coste rib, from Latin costa .