milanés

Milanese

adjective mee-lah-NES Rare

Usage Note

Milanés refers to anything from or relating to Milan, Italy. The feminine form is milanesa, which is also the name of a popular Latin American and Spanish dish: a breaded, fried cutlet of meat (milanesa de ternera). The two uses can overlap — a la milanesa means 'cooked in the Milanese style'. The accent is dropped in the feminine: milanesa (no accent).

Examples

"Pedí una milanesa con papas fritas."

Natural Translation

I ordered a Milanese cutlet with chips.

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