rissole

[ri-sohl, ris-ohl; Fr. ree-sawl]

ris·sole

[ri-sohl, ris-ohl; Fr. ree-sawl]
noun, plural ris·soles [ri-sohlz, ris-ohlz; Fr. ree-sawl] .
a small pastry, often in turnover form, filled with a mixture containing meat or fish and usually fried in deep fat.

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

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Rissole is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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ris·so·lé

[ris-uh-lee, ris-uh-ley; Fr. ree-saw-ley]
adjective
(of foods) browned in deep fat.

Origin:
< French, past participle of rissoler to brown, derivative of rissole rissole
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rissole (ˈrɪsəʊl)
 
n
Compare croquette a mixture of minced cooked meat coated in egg and breadcrumbs and fried
 
[C18: from French, probably ultimately from Latin russus red; see russet]

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