panieren

to bread

verb pah-NEE-ren Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'panis', bread

Also means

to coat in breadcrumbs

Usage Note

panieren is to coat food in flour, egg and breadcrumbs before frying, as for a Schnitzel; regular, participle paniert. The crumb coating is Paniermehl.

Examples

"Paniere das Schnitzel, bevor du es brätst."

Natural Translation

Bread the schnitzel before you fry it.

Literal Translation

Bread the schnitzel, before you it fry.

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