CROQUETTE

croquette

(noun) minced cooked meats (or vegetables) in thick white sauce; breaded and deep-fried

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

croquette (plural croquettes)

(culinary) A minced, cooked food (usually meat or vegetables), which is deep-fried in fat and sometimes sprinkled with breadcrumbs.

Anagrams

• coquetter

Source: Wiktionary


Cro*quette", n. Etym: [F., fr. croquer to crunch.] (Cookery)

Definition: A ball of minced meat, fowl, rice, or other ingredients, highly seasoned, and fried.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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