Wiener schnitzel

See also: Wiener Schnitzel

English

Alternative forms

• Wiener Schnitzel, Wienerschnitzel, wienerschnitzel

Etymology

From German Wiener Schnitzel. Attested in English since the 1860s.

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

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Noun

Wiener schnitzel (plural Wiener schnitzels)

1. A veal cutlet dipped into flour, egg and breadcrumbs, then fried.
   • 2013 September 20, David Tanis, “Breaded and Fried Cutlets Can’t Miss”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     I’ve had genuine delicate Wiener schnitzel in Vienna, authentic big-as-a-plate Milanese cutlets in Milan and the well-loved Milanesa in Argentina, sometimes as a sandwich.

Translations

veal cutlet

• Czech: vídeňský řízek
• Danish: wienerschnitzel c
• Dutch: wienerschnitzel (nl)
• Finnish: wieninleike (fi)
• French: escalope viennoise f
• Galician: milanesa f
• German: Wiener Schnitzel (de)
• Hungarian: bécsi szelet (hu)
• Norwegian: wiener schnitzel m
• Polish: sznycel wiedeński m
• Swedish: wienerschnitzel (sv) c
• Ukrainian: віденський шніцель m (vidensʹkyj šnicelʹ)