roulade
Americannoun
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a musical embellishment consisting of a rapid succession of tones sung to a single syllable.
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a slice of meat rolled around a filling of minced meat and cooked.
noun
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a slice of meat rolled, esp around a stuffing, and cooked
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an elaborate run in vocal music
Etymology
Origin of roulade
1700–10; < French: a rolling, equivalent to roul ( er ) to roll + -ade -ade 1
Example Sentences
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Bill also has Germany, and he makes a very fancy-looking trout roulade with white asparagus.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2022
It contained hundreds of recipes, for everything from pickled ramps to a roast-pig roulade.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 22, 2019
Potato croquettes, wild mushroom duxelles and quail roulade were just as fastidiously prepared.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2018
In otherwise likable dishes — duck confit with candied kumquats, guinea hen roulade — supporting ingredients were felled by excesses of salt or sweetness.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2013
Sometimes, forgetting herself, she executes a brilliant roulade; and when Leland starts, astonished, and expresses his delight, she blushes deeply, and says she once went to the theatre.
From Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXII No. 4, April 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor
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