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cutlet

/ˈkʌtlət/KUHT-luht
/ˈkʌtlət/KUHT-luht

Meaningrib

Common meaning: thin slice of meat for cooking

Journey through time

  1. Latincosta‘rib’source
  2. Old Frenchcoste‘rib’source
  3. Frenchcostelette‘small rib or cutlet’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsrib → thin slice of meat for cookingcutlet‘thin slice of meat for cooking’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin costa ‘rib’.

Roots

  • costa Latin “a rib; a side”

Related words

accostcoastintercostal

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