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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My favorite bites were the octopus and chicken tacos, and the rabbit roulade on top of a magnificent mole.
From Salon ● May 4, 2022
On your plate, you’ll have the choice of a turkey breast roulade with rye bread stuffing, filet mignon with sunchokes or halibut with mushroom velouté.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2021
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
Not a scale, not a trill, not a run or roulade; only silence and the frogs with their devilish insistence, their ceaseless eh, eh, eh.
From Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp by Coolidge, Dane
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