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/ Rhymes: -ɛt === Noun === croquette (plural croquettes) (cooking) A minced, cooked food (usually meat or vegetables), which is deep-fried in fat and sometimes sprinkled with breadcrumbs. Alternative form: croquet chicken croquettes;   crab croquettes ==== Descendants ==== → Irish: cróicéad ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === croquette on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === coquetter == French == === Etymology === From croquer (“to crunch”) +‎ -ette, 18th c. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kʁɔ.kɛt/ === Noun === croquette f (plural croquettes) (cooking) croquette (minced, cooked food which is then deep-fried) Synonym: nugget (by extension) kibble (grain for use as animal feed) (informal, slightly offensive) a beanpole (a skinny and unmuscular person) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “croquette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012