rissole

[ ri-sohl, ris-ohl; French ree-sawl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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

[ ris-uh-lee, ris-uh-ley; French ree-saw-ley ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

rissole

/ ˈrɪsəʊl /

See croquette
a mixture of minced cooked meat coated in egg and breadcrumbs and fried Compare croquette

Origin of rissole¹

1700–10; < French; Middle French roissole, rousole, perhaps < Vulgar Latin *russeola (feminine adj.) reddish

Origin of rissole²

< French, past participle of rissoler to brown, derivative of rissole rissole

Origin of rissole¹

C18: from French, probably ultimately from Latin russus red; see russet

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