croquette

croquette

small patty or cake of minced food coated with bread crumbs and deep-fried
Not to be confused with:croquet – outdoor game using wooden balls and long-handled mallets

cro·quette

C0760300 (krō-kĕt′)n. A small cake of minced food, such as poultry, vegetables, or fish, that is usually coated with bread crumbs and fried in deep fat.

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[French, from croquer, to crunch.]

croquette

(krəʊˈkɛt; krɒ-) n (Cookery) a savoury cake of minced meat, fish, etc, fried in breadcrumbs[C18: from French, from croquer to crunch, of imitative origin]

cro•quette

(kroʊˈkɛt)

n. a small cake or ball of minced meat, fish, vegetable, or other food coated with egg and breadcrumbs and deep-fried. [1700–10; < French, =croqu(er) to crunch (Old French crokier to break, of expressive orig.) + -ette -ette]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

croquette - minced cooked meats (or vegetables) in thick white sauce; breaded and deep-frieddish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"

Translations

crocchetta