Meaning
breaded cutlet
- a thin slice of meat, typically coated in breadcrumbs and fried
In a sentence
I bambini ordinano quasi sempre la cotoletta con le patatine.
Children almost always order the cutlet with fries.
Per cena mia madre ha fritto le cotolette di pollo.
For dinner my mother fried chicken cutlets.
Non mangiare troppe cotolette fritte se vuoi rimanere leggero.
Don't eat too many fried cutlets if you want to eat light.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| cotoletta | feminine · singular |
| cotolette | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- 'Cotoletta alla milanese' is one of Italy's iconic traditional dishes.
- Formed historically as a diminutive of 'costola' (rib).