roulade

American  

[roo-lahd] / ruˈlɑd /

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.

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roulade British  

/ ruːˈlɑːd /

noun

1. a slice of meat rolled, esp around a stuffing, and cooked

2. an elaborate run in vocal music

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Etymology

Origin of roulade

1700–10; < French: a rolling, equivalent to roul ( er ) to roll + -ade -ade ¹

Example Sentences

Bill also has Germany, and he makes a very fancy-looking trout roulade with white asparagus.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2022

The roulade at Dolce Vita was greasy when I sampled it — everyone who tried it appeared to get Vaseline lips — and its sidekick, a soggy pastilla “cigar,” only reinforced the disappointment.

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 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

Danneil’s interpretation suggests the thought that the raw hare’s meat is cut into squares which are filled with forcemeat, rolled, wrapped, and roast—a roulade of hare in the regular term.

From Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by Vehling, Joseph Dommers