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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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
My favorite bites were the octopus and chicken tacos, and the rabbit roulade on top of a magnificent mole.
From Salon ● May 4, 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
They beat a sort of roulade, like drums in hell!”
From The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 by Tracy, Louis
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