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
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Sprinkle the top of the roulade with the cocoa powder, then cut the cake into thick slices to serve.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2022
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
If coloratura passages are not always smoothly executed, each run and roulade has shape and character.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2012
A mimicking whistle rose on the air, now soft, now keen, with swift changes and intricate successions of tones, ending in a brilliant borrowed roulade, delivered with a wonderful velocity and elan.
From The Moonshiners At Hoho-Hebee Falls 1895 by A. B. (Arthur Burdett) Frost
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