schnitzel
pronunciation
How to pronounce schnitzel in British English:
UK ['ʃnɪtsəl]
How to pronounce schnitzel in American English:
US ['ʃnɪtsəl]
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- Noun:
- deep-fried breaded veal cutlets
Word Origin
- schnitzel (n.)
- veal cutlet, 1854, from German Schnitzel "cutlet," literally "a slice," with -el, diminutive suffix + Schnitz "a cut, slice" (+ -el, diminutive suffix), from schnitzen "to carve," frequentative of schneiden "to cut," from Old High German snidan, cognate with Old English sniþan "to cut," from Proto-Germanic *snitt-ja-, from PIE root *sneit- "to cut."
Example
- 1. You sure you guys can 't stay for some schnitzel ?
- 2. I invented this little schnitzel , too .
- 3. He wants to become a rabbi , and his favorite food is schnitzel and chips .
- 4. Viennese schnitzel with french fries and salad .
- 5. Wiener schnitzel is a breaded and fried veal ( or pork ) cutlet .