Wiener Schnitzel
English
Noun
Wiener Schnitzel (countable and uncountable, plural Wiener Schnitzels)
- Alternative letter-case form of Wiener schnitzel.
- 2004 October 4, Corinne Iozzio, “October Bar Buzz”, in New York[2], New York, N.Y.: New York Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 7 March 2007:
- Just don't count on scarfing traditional Wiener Schnitzel at any of the crude wooden benches—table waits for small parties can exceed an hour.
German
Etymology
Wiener (“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
Wiener Schnitzel m or (Austria, southern Germany) n (strong, genitive Wiener Schnitzels, plural Wiener Schnitzel)
- Wiener schnitzel, veal schnitzel
Usage notes
- 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
Declension of Wiener Schnitzel [masculine // neuter (Austria, southern Germany), strong]
Related terms
- Paprikaschnitzel
- Jägerschnitzel