croqueta
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish croqueta. Doublet of croquette.
=== Noun ===
croqueta (plural croquetas)
A Cuban croquette, usually made of ham, beef, chicken, or fish, and generally based on flour rather than potatoes.
A Spanish croquette, a typical tapas dish.
== Asturian ==
=== Noun ===
croqueta f (plural croquetes)
croquette (food)
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French croquette.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Northern) [kɾuˈke̞.tə]
IPA(key): (Balearic) [kɾoˈkə.tə]
IPA(key): (Central) [kɾuˈkɛ.tə]
IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [kɾoˈke.ta]
=== Noun ===
croqueta f (plural croquetes)
croquette
=== Further reading ===
Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “croqueta”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
“croqueta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
== Spanish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
cocreta (nonstandard)
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French croquette.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kɾoˈketa/ [kɾoˈke.t̪a]
Rhymes: -eta
Syllabification: cro‧que‧ta
=== Noun ===
croqueta f (plural croquetas)
croquette
a piece of kibble (pet food).
=== Further reading ===
“croqueta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025