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rissole
[ ri-sohl, ris-ohl; French ree-sawl ]
/ rɪˈsoʊl, ˈrɪs oʊl; French riˈsɔl /
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noun, plural ris·soles [ri-sohlz, ris-ohlz; French ree-sawl]. /rɪˈsoʊlz, ˈrɪs oʊlz; French riˈsɔl/.
a small pastry, often in turnover form, filled with a mixture containing meat or fish and usually fried in deep fat.
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Origin of rissole
1700–10; <French; Middle French roissole, rousole, perhaps <Vulgar Latin *russeola (feminine adj.) reddish
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rissolé
[ ris-uh-lee, ris-uh-ley; French ree-saw-ley ]
/ ˈrɪs ə li, ˌrɪs əˈleɪ; French ri sɔˈleɪ /
adjective
(of foods) browned in deep fat.
Origin of rissolé
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British Dictionary definitions for rissole
rissole
/ (ˈrɪsəʊl) /
noun
a mixture of minced cooked meat coated in egg and breadcrumbs and friedCompare croquette
Word Origin for rissole
C18: from French, probably ultimately from Latin russus red; see russet
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