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croquette

[ kroh-ket ]

noun

  1. a small cake or ball of minced meat, poultry, or fish, or of rice, potato, or other food, often coated with beaten egg and breadcrumbs, and fried in deep fat.


croquette

/ krəʊˈkɛt; krɒ- /

noun

  1. a savoury cake of minced meat, fish, etc, fried in breadcrumbs


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Word History and Origins

Origin of croquette1

First recorded in 1700–10; from French, equivalent to croqu(er) “to crunch” ( Old French crokier “to break,” of expressive origin) + -ette diminutive suffix; -ette

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Word History and Origins

Origin of croquette1

C18: from French, from croquer to crunch, of imitative origin

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Example Sentences

We also have the chapulines croquettes, which we mix the croquettes and baby grasshoppers.

Her family especially loves fried food — shrimp, pork cutlets, croquettes.

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This is a man who loves his vegetables more than any croquette or jamón ibérico.

The sorbet was tangy and was a tad tart while in the main course the pepper in the yam croquette brought it to life.

The croquettes I remember are different than any other croquette.

The difference between a croquette and a cutlet is just in the shape.

Then dip each croquette in beaten egg, roll in bread-crumbs again, and fry in hot fat.

The term “croquette” used by Gollmer does not fully cover H.; some indeed, resemble modern croquettes and kromeskis very closely.

Crumbed food is usually arranged in a croquette basket before placing it in the hot fat.

Arrange in croquette basket and fry a golden brown in deep, hot Cottolene.

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