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Schnitzel
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schnitzel
German
Etymology
From de Schnitz -el cut-off piece. Pertaining to de schneiden to cut. The culinary sense spread from Austria and was therefore adopted in the regional neuter gender.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃnɪtsəl/ [ˈʃnɪtsəl] [ˈʃnɪtsl̩]
de De-Schnitzel.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de ɪt͡səl 2
Noun
m:n[Austria, southern Germany]
scrap small piece of paper, etc.
de Schnipsel<q:more common>
Usage notes
The neuter gender is chiefly used for the dish. The masculine gender is used for scraps of material (e.g. wood, paper).
Declension
m:n[Austria, southern Germany]
Derived terms
de schnitzelartig
Related terms
de Hackschnitzel, de Holzschnitzel, de Papierschnitzel
de Schnitzeljagd
de schnetzeln, de schnitzeln, de schnitzen
Noun
n,s,-
cutlet, scallop, escalope slice of filet meat
Usage notes
German Schnitzel is not the same as en schnitzel, which is generally taken to be a breaded cutlet. Although this form of preparation is rather common in German-speaking countries, it is by no means definitive of Schnitzel.
Given the general meaning of the word, the idea that “Schnitzel” is a dish typical of German/Austrian cuisine is unknown to these countries (or has, at most, recently been introduced from the Anglophone world).
In Switzerland the term Pläzli is used for cutlet and the breaded cutlet meaning is most often associated with English schnitzel.
Declension
n,s,-
Hyponyms
de Butterschnitzel Hähnchenschnitzel Hendlschnitzel Holzfällerschnitzel Hühnerschnitzel Jägerschnitzel Kalbsschnitzel Kinderschnitzel Lachsschnitzel Paprikaschnitzel Putenschnitzel Rahmschnitzel Rehschnitzel Riesenschnitzel Rinderschnitzel Rindsschnitzel Sahneschnitzel Schnitzel Cordon bleu Schweineschnitzel Schweinsschnitzel Seitanschnitzel Sellerieschnitzel Sojaschnitzel Surschnitzel Tofuschnitzel Wiener Schnitzel Zigeunerschnitzel
Derived terms
de schnitzelartig
Related terms
de Schnitzelfriedhof
de Schnitzelteller
de Geschnetzeltes
de Schnipo
Descendants
be шні́цаль 1
cs šnycl 1
en schnitzel 1
nl schnitzel 1
he שְׁנִיצֶל 1
ja シュニッツェル shunittseru 1
ko 슈니첼 1
lt šnicelis 1
pl sznycel 1
pt schnitzel 1
ro șnițel 1
ru шни́цель 1
1 sh šnìcl шнѝцл
tr şnitzel 1
uk шні́цель 1
See also
de Steak
Further reading
de
de Meats