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roulade

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rou⋅lade

[roo-lahd]
–noun
1. a musical embellishment consisting of a rapid succession of tones sung to a single syllable.
2. a slice of meat rolled around a filling of minced meat and cooked.

Origin:
1700–10; < F: a rolling, equiv. to roul(er) to roll + -ade -ade 1
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rou·lade   (rōō-läd')   
n.  
  1. Music An embellishment consisting of a rapid run of several notes sung to one syllable.

  2. A slice of meat rolled around a filling and cooked.


[French, from rouler, to roll, from Old French roler; see roll.]
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