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croquette

croquette

6 6.0
A small fried ball or roll made from meat, fish and vegetables and coated in breadcrumbs
  • noun
  • /kroʊˈkɛt/
translation icon : croqueta
  • Ouida ate the salmon croquettes and cauliflower with cheese sauce and some leftover green beans at the kitchen table.
  • potato croquettes
  • salmon croquettes
  • chickpea croquettes

Examples

  • We got chicken croquettes tonight.

    The Music Man (1962)

  • She fried the croquettes and drained them on a brown paper bag.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Leftover turkey sandwiches, turkey croquettes, turkey casseroles, etc.

    Blog text (8)

  • I'll take the jellyfish teriyaki croquettes and the eel Trovatore, please.

    Inherent Vice (2014)

  • I don't take the bag but run straight to Uncle Len, who is popping corn to accompany today's breakfast menu of tuna croquettes and baked beans.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The chef prepared delicious potato croquettes as an appetizer for the guests.

  • For dinner, we enjoyed crispy shrimp croquettes with a tangy dipping sauce.

  • The menu featured a selection of meat croquettes that were deep-fried to perfection.

Synonyms

rissole
vscroquette
  • UK
9.0

A small round piece of cooked meat or fish covered in egg and breadcrumbs and fried

contains a thick white sauce inside rather than a plain meat patty

How Bite-Sized

tot
  • US
20 3.5
croquette
6 6.0

Surface Forms

croquette singular
croquettes plural

Etymology

The word croquette comes from the French verb croquer meaning 'to crunch' and the small ending -ette meaning 'little'. So a croquette is like a 'little crunchy thing', which explains why it is a small, deep-fried ball or roll with a crispy outside.