1. thin slices of meat, especially veal or pork, often breaded and fried
2. flat cakes made from minced meat, fish, or vegetables

Examples

• The restaurant serves delicious veal cutlets with lemon sauce.
• She breaded the pork cutlets before frying them.
• The salmon cutlets were perfectly seasoned and grilled.
• Mom made vegetable cutlets from mashed potatoes and carrots.
• The chicken cutlets were tender and juicy.
• He ordered two lamb cutlets for dinner.
• The fish cutlets were served with tartar sauce.