Definition of Croquette

1. Noun. Minced cooked meats (or vegetables) in thick white sauce; breaded and deep-fried.

Generic synonyms: Dish

Definition of Croquette

1. n. A ball of minced meat, fowl, rice, or other ingredients, highly seasoned, and fried.

Definition of Croquette

1. Noun. Minced, cooked, food (usually meat or vegetables), which is fried in deep fat and sometimes sprinkled with bread crumbs. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Croquette

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Croquette

cropsick
croque-madame
croque-monsieur
croquembouche
croquembouches
croquet
croquet ball
croquet equipment
croquet mallet
croqueta
croquetas
croqueted
croqueting
croquetlike
croquets
croquette (current term)
croquettes
croquignole
croquignoles
croquis
crore
crorepati
crorepatis
crores
croscarmellose
crosier
crosiered
crosiers
croslet
croslets

Literary usage of Croquette

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Kettner's Book of the Table: A Manual of Cookery, Practical, Theoretical by Eneas Sweetland Dallas (1877)
"It is any croquette formed into a little roll and wrapped round with a thin slice of the udder of veal, or failing that with thin bacon. ..."

2. The Book of Entrées: Including Casserole and Planked Dishes by Janet McKenzie Hill (1911)
"Practice will enable one to add the amount of water to the egg, to correspond with the amount of croquette mixture, so that none of the egg and water is ..."

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