croqueta
/krə(ʊ)ˈkɛtə/noun
(In Spanish cooking) a small ball or roll of minced meat or fish, fried in breadcrumbs: you have to try the chicken and ham croquetas...
- A tapas restaurant worth its paprika needs a decent croqueta.
- I also couldn't leave without a guava pastry and croqueta!
- Had the munchies so I just got the croqueta and fried pork chunks.
Origin
Spanish, 'croquette'.