croquette

[ kroh-ket ]

/ kroʊˈkɛt /

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noun

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.

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Origin of croquette

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH croquette

coquette, croquet, croquette

Words nearby croquette

cropt, crop top, crop up, croquembouche, croquet, croquette, croquignole, croquis, crore, crorepati, Crosby

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How to use croquette in a sentence

We also have the chapulines croquettes, which we mix the croquettes and baby grasshoppers.
The Downside of Disgust (Ep. 448)|Stephen J. Dubner|January 21, 2021|Freakonomics
Her family especially loves fried food — shrimp, pork cutlets, croquettes.
The Soothing Bento YouTube Videos That Will Inspire You to Get Back in the Kitchen|Meghan McCarron|January 15, 2021|Eater
This is a man who loves his vegetables more than any croquette or jamón ibérico.
Rodrigo de la Calle Is Spain’s Vegetable Whisperer|Kara Cutruzzula|March 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The sorbet was tangy and was a tad tart while in the main course the pepper in the yam croquette brought it to life.
What Harry Ate|Tom Sykes|March 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The croquettes I remember are different than any other croquette.
The Woman Who Gives Emeril a Run for His Money|Sarah Whitman-Salkin|September 1, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The difference between a croquette and a cutlet is just in the shape.
Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book|Mary A. Wilson
Then dip each croquette in beaten egg, roll in bread-crumbs again, and fry in hot fat.
Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks|Pierre Blot
The term “croquette” used by Gollmer does not fully cover H.; some indeed, resemble modern croquettes and kromeskis very closely.
Cooking and Dining in Imperial Rome|Apicius
Crumbed food is usually arranged in a croquette basket before placing it in the hot fat.
Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners|Elizabeth O. Hiller
Arrange in croquette basket and fry a golden brown in deep, hot Cottolene.
Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners|Elizabeth O. Hiller

British Dictionary definitions for croquette

croquette

/ (krəʊˈkɛt, krɒ-) /

noun

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

Word Origin for croquette

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

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