"Cutlet (derived from c\u00F4telette, c\u00F4te (\"rib\")) refers to: a thin slice of meat from the leg or ribs of veal, pork, or mutton (also known in various languages as a cotoletta, Kotelett, kotlet or kotleta) a fried breaded cutlet a croquette made of ground meat a kind of fish cut where the fish is sliced perpendicular to the spine, rather than parallel (as with fillets); often synonymous with steak a prawn or shrimp with its head and outer shell removed, leaving only the flesh and tail various preparations using fried cutlets or croquettes"@en .