cutlet

IPA/ˈkʌtlət/
KK[kˈʌtlət]IPA/ˈkʌtlət/

cutlet — noun

  • cutletsingular
  • cutletsplural

1. a piece of meat — typically lamb, pork, or veal — that is cooked with the bone l

1.名詞B2
釋義

a piece of meat — typically lamb, pork, or veal — that is cooked with the bone left in, usually fried or grilled

例句

Tara ordered a lamb cutlet with roasted potatoes and green beans.

collocation: lamb cutlet

The pork cutlets sizzled in the hot pan, filling the kitchen with smoke.

同義詞
  • chop

    a thicker cut, often from the loin; may or may not show the bone clearly

  • rib

    a specific cut from the rib section, narrower in meaning than cutlet

反義詞
  • fillet

    a boneless slice of meat, the opposite in terms of bone presence

文法句型

lamb/pork/veal + cutlet

a cutlet of + lamb/pork/veal

用法筆記

The meat is always cooked with its bone attached. The bone is what distinguishes this sense from sense 2 (pressed patty).

常見錯誤

She ordered a boneless pork cutlet.
She ordered a pork fillet.
💡a cutlet includes its bone; if it is boneless, call it a fillet.

2. a round, flat piece of food made by pressing together chopped nuts, vegetables,

2.名詞B2
釋義

a round, flat piece of food made by pressing together chopped nuts, vegetables, fish, or meat, often coated in breadcrumbs and fried

例句

Beatriz made nut cutlets by pressing walnuts and breadcrumbs together by hand.

collocation: nut cutlet

The vegetable cutlets turned golden brown after four minutes in the oil.

同義詞
  • patty

    more common and broader; used for burgers and not always breaded

  • croquette

    usually cylindrical or oval, always breaded and deep-fried; often has a creamy filling

文法句型

nut/vegetable/fish/mushroom + cutlet

用法筆記

The food is shaped by hand from chopped ingredients, not sliced from a larger piece. Distinguish from sense 1, where the meat is a single piece with bone.

常見錯誤

He cut the cutlet from a large fish fillet.
He shaped the chopped fish into a cutlet.
💡this sense of cutlet is formed by pressing, not by slicing from a larger piece.