a portion of meat, usually served grilled or fried and often covered in breadcrumbs (常裹有面包屑用于烧烤或煎炸的)肉块,肉片 ■(Brit.)a lamb or veal chop from just behind the neck (英)小羊(或小牛)后颈肉 ■a flat croquette of minced meat, nuts, or pulses, typically covered in breadcrumbs and shaped like a veal chop (尤指裹有面包屑形似小牛肉排含有干果等的)肉饼
语源
early 18th cent.: from French côtelette, earlier costelette, diminutive of coste 'rib', from Latin costa