schnitzel

noun

schnit·​zel ˈshnit-səl How to pronounce schnitzel (audio)
: a seasoned and garnished veal cutlet

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More comfort offerings: rigatoni carbonara, the house cheeseburger or the perfectly crisp chicken schnitzel with salad on top. Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025 Menu staples include spaetzle, goulash, schnitzel, and wurst platters, all of which can be paired with beer straight from the motherland. Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2025 Choose from inventive dishes ranging from orange shakshuka to three styles of loaded schnitzel. Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2025 German food will be sold ranging from bratwurst, schnitzel, pretzels and sauerkraut to black forest cherry cake. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for schnitzel

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German Schnitzel, literally, "shaving, chip" (originally regional German—Austria—in the sense "veal cutlet"), diminutive of Schnitz "shaving," going back to Middle High German sniz, snitz, derivative of snitzen "to carve," going back to Germanic *snittōn-, iterative derivative of *snīþan- "to cut" — more at schneid

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of schnitzel was in 1854

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“Schnitzel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schnitzel. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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