cecil

== English == === Etymology === From Cecil, the surname of the chef who invented them. === Noun === cecil (plural cecils) (cooking) A fried ball of minced meat, breadcrumbs, onions, etc. === Anagrams === ELCIC == Old English == === Etymology === Diminutive of an unattested *coc-. Possibly cognate with Dutch koek and German Kuchen, the latter's oldest form having a long root vowel like cecil and *coc-. If so, from Proto-Germanic *kōkô. === Noun === cecil alternative form of *cēċel