schnitzel
A dish consisting of fried veal cutletA dish consisting of fried veal cutlet.
» I bought schnitzel for dinner.
Ich habe Schnitzel für das Abendessen gekauft.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A dish consisting of fried veal cutlet.
deep-fried breaded veal cutlets
(broadly, countable, uncountable)A Germanic dish of breaded and deep-fried meat cutlet.
(paniertes) Schnitzel
шни́цельšnícelʹ
шні́цельšnícelʹ
(countable)A cutlet from this dish.
Examples
5 sentencesI bought schnitzel for dinner.
deIch habe Schnitzel für das Abendessen gekauft.
Schnitzel, chips and beer please.
deEin Schnitzel mit Pommes und ein Bier bitte.
There's Wiener Schnitzel in the canteen every Thursday.
deJeden Donnerstag gibt es in der Kantine Wiener Schnitzel.
A Vienna schnitzel, please.
I envisage such a time when I could order a Schnitzel without disdain for my bad German.
Translations
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Origin
Unadapted borrowing from German Schnitzel (“cutlet”).Unadapted borrowing from German Schnitzel (“cutlet”).
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Forms
plural: schnitzelsSynonyms
1 synonyms- deep-fried breaded veal cutlets:Wiener schnitzel
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable