Cutlet refers to:a thin slice of meat from the leg or ribs of mutton, veal, pork, or chicken a dish made of such slice, often breaded a croquette or cutlet-shaped patty made of ground meat a kind of fish cut where the fish is sliced perpendicular to the spine, rather than parallel ; often synonymous with steak a prawn or shrimp with its head and outer shell removed, leaving only the flesh and tail a mash of vegetables fried with bread

Breaded cutlet or braised cutlet is a dish made from coating a cutlet of meat with breading or batter and either frying or baking it.