a thick slice of meat, especially lamb or pork (= meat from a pig), that is cooked and served with the bone still attached 厚肉片；（尤指羊或猪）肉排 (in compounds 构成复合词 pieces of meat, fish, vegetables, etc. that are cut up and pressed together into a flat piece, covered with breadcrumbs and cooked （肉、鱼肉、蔬菜等剁碎后外裹面包屑做成的）炸饼 nut cutlets 果仁炸饼
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French côtelette, earlier costelette, diminutive of coste ‘rib’, from Latin costa.