rissole

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

noun,plural ris·soles [ri-sohlz, ris-ohlz; French ree-sawl]. /rɪˈsoʊlz, ˈrɪs oʊlz; French riˈsɔl/.
  1. a small pastry, often in turnover form, filled with a mixture containing meat or fish and usually fried in deep fat.

Origin of rissole

1
1700–10; <French; Middle French roissole, rousole, perhaps <Vulgar Latin *russeola (feminine adj.) reddish

Other definitions for rissolé (2 of 2)

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

adjective
  1. (of foods) browned in deep fat.

Origin of rissolé

2
<French, past participle of rissoler to brown, derivative of rissolerissole

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British Dictionary definitions for rissole

rissole

/ (ˈrɪsəʊl) /


noun
  1. a mixture of minced cooked meat coated in egg and breadcrumbs and fried: Compare croquette

Origin of rissole

1
C18: from French, probably ultimately from Latin russus red; see russet

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