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chop

nounfeminine/kuʃtɨˈletɐ/medium

cos·te·le·ta

Definition

A slice of meat, usually containing a rib bone, cut from the rib section of an animal (pork, lamb, veal).
He ordered a thick pork chop with apple sauce.
Lamb chops are best cooked medium-rare.
Common collocations
pork choplamb chopgrilled chopT-bone steak (corte diferente)

Etymology

Do francês 'côtelette', diminutivo de 'côte' (costela).

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