Wiener Schnitzel
See also: Wiener schnitzel
English
editNoun
editWiener Schnitzel (plural Wiener Schnitzels)
- Alternative form of Wiener schnitzel
German
editEtymology
editWiener (“Viennese”) + Schnitzel (“schnitzel”). First mentioned in a cookbook called Allerneuestem allgemeinen Kochbuch ("latest general cookbook") from 1831 by Maria Anna Neudecker as Wiener Schnitzel von Kalbfleisch ("Viennese cutlet [made] of veal").[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
editWiener Schnitzel m or (Austria, southern Germany) n (strong, genitive Wiener Schnitzels, plural Wiener Schnitzel)
- Wiener schnitzel, veal schnitzel
Usage notes
edit- Officially, a Wiener Schnitzel is made with veal, while a schnitzel of this style made from a different meat is a Schnitzel Wiener Art or is qualified as e.g. a Wiener Schnitzel vom Schwein.
Declension
editDeclension of Wiener Schnitzel [masculine // neuter (Austria, southern Germany), strong]