Well attestedFrom the people of the place
Wiener schnitzel
noun · first attested 19th century
The cutlet is simply Viennese.
A thin breaded veal cutlet.
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- From the people of the place
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- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 19th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Wiener schnitzel
Wiener means of Vienna. Austrian law reserves the name for veal; anything else has to be labelled differently.
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