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rissole
1[ ri-sohl, ris-ohl; French ree-sawl ]
noun
, plural ris·soles [ri-, sohlz, ris, -ohlz, r, ee-, sawl].
- a small pastry, often in turnover form, filled with a mixture containing meat or fish and usually fried in deep fat.
rissolé
2[ ris-uh-lee, ris-uh-ley; French ree-saw-ley ]
adjective
- (of foods) browned in deep fat.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rissole1
1700–10; < French; Middle French roissole, rousole, perhaps < Vulgar Latin *russeola (feminine adj.) reddish
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rissole1
C18: from French, probably ultimately from Latin russus red; see russet
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