Croquette Definition

krō-kĕt
croquettes
noun
A small, rounded or cone-shaped mass of chopped, cooked meat, fish, or vegetables, coated with egg and crumbs and fried in deep fat.
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Other Word Forms of Croquette

Noun

Singular:
croquette
Plural:
croquettes

Origin of Croquette

  • From French croquette, from croquer (“to crunch”) + -ette (suffix indicating diminution).

    From Wiktionary

  • French from croquer to crunch

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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