schnitzel

[ shnit-suh l ]

/ ˈʃnɪt səl /

a cutlet, especially of veal.

Origin of schnitzel

1850–55, Americanism; < German: a shaving, derivative of schnitzeln to whittle

Having never before exchanged a word with Schnitzel, Ignace had fully expected to hear the man use broken English.

The Khaki Boys at Camp Sterling |Josephine Chase
The appointments were primitive, but the Schnitzel, the beer, and the cheese could not have been improved on.

Reginald in Russia |Saki
Shown to Schnitzel, he had stubbornly denied ever having seen them before.

The Khaki Boys at Camp Sterling |Josephine Chase
The Schnitzel turned to leather in my mouth, the beer seemed tepid; I left the Emmenthaler untasted.

Reginald in Russia |Saki

Fernando was a man who had almost as little to say as had Schnitzel.

The Khaki Boys at Camp Sterling |Josephine Chase

schnitzel

/ (ˈʃnɪtsəl) /

a thin slice of meat, esp veal See also Wiener schnitzel

German: cutlet, from schnitzen to carve, schnitzeln to whittle