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

(krō-kĕt′)

A small cake of minced food, such as poultry, vegetables, or fish, that is usually coated with bread crumbs and fried in deep fat.

[French, from croquer, to crunch.]

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croquette

(krəʊˈkɛt; krɒ-)

(Cookery) a savoury cake of minced meat, fish, etc, fried in breadcrumbs

[C18: from French, from croquer to crunch, of imitative origin]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

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

dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"

Translations

krokettikuorukka

krokett

croquette

[krəʊˈket] N (Culin) → croqueta f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

croquette

[krəʊˈkɛt] n → croquette f
potato croquette → croquette f de pomme de terre

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

croquette

n → Krokette f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

croquette

[krəʊˈkɛt] n (Culin) → crocchetta

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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