croquette

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French croquette, from croquer (“to crunch”) + -ette (suffix indicating diminution). Doublet of korokke.

Pronunciation
  • enPR: krō-kĕt' IPA(key): /kɹoʊˈkɛt/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

croquette (plural croquettes)

  1. (cooking) A minced, cooked food (usually meat or vegetables), which is deep-fried in fat and sometimes sprinkled with breadcrumbs.

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French
croquettes (1)
croquettes (2)

Etymology

From croquer (“to crunch”) +‎ -ette, 18th c.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʁɔ.kɛt/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

croquette f (plural croquettes)

  1. (cooking) croquette (minced, cooked food which is then deep-fried)
  2. (by extension) kibble (grain for use as animal feed)
  3. (informal, slightly offensive) a beanpole (a skinny and unmuscular person)

Descendants
Descendants
  • → Catalan: croqueta
  • → Dutch: kroket
  • → English: croquette
  • → German: Krokette
  • → Portuguese: croquete
  • → Spanish: croqueta
  • → Turkish: kroket

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