croquette
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Etymology
Borrowed from French croquette, from croquer (“to crunch”) + -ette (suffix indicating diminution). Doublet of korokke.
Pronunciation
Noun
croquette (plural croquettes)
- (cooking) A minced, cooked food (usually meat or vegetables), which is deep-fried in fat and sometimes sprinkled with breadcrumbs.
Translations
food
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See also
Further reading
Anagrams
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
croquette f (plural croquettes)
- (cooking) croquette (minced, cooked food which is then deep-fried)
- (by extension) kibble (grain for use as animal feed)
- (informal, slightly offensive) a beanpole (a skinny and unmuscular person)
Descendants
Further reading
- “croquette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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