noun, feminine/kot.lɛt/plural: côtelettes
cutlet; chop
Etymology tree Latin costabor. Old French coste Middle French coste Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Middle French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ete Middle French -ette Middle French -elette Middle French costelette French côtelette From Middle French costelette (“little rib”), a diminutive of Old French coste (“rib, side”), from Latin costa.