Longman Dictionary English From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Food, dishschnitzelschnit‧zel /ˈʃnɪtsəl/ noun [countable, uncountable] DFFa small piece of veal (=meat from a young cow) covered with breadcrumbs and cooked in oilOrigin schnitzel (1800-1900) German “small piece cut off”, from Middle High German sniz “slice” ldoceonline.com