piccata /pɪˈkɑːtə/adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •Sliced, sautéed and served with lemon, parsley and butter sauce.Rattle-snake piccata with grapes and figs, old Brown Betty with a yellow wig […] — 1999 noun1 •A dish of food sliced, sautéed and served with lemon, parsley and butter sauce; or an individual slice of such a dish.Maybe you've been put off by all the syllables that hang around veal. The saltimboccas, parmigianas, piccatas and scaloppines. Well, it's a ruse. In fact, veal is very simple food. — 1990 formspiccatas
