Word Study
croquette
CIDE DICTIONARY
croquette, n. [F., fr. croquer to crunch.].
A ball of minced meat, fowl, rice, vegetables, or other ingredients, often in a thick white sauce, highly seasoned, breaded, and fried; as, a dish of crab croquettes. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
croquette, n. a fried breaded roll or ball of mashed potato or minced meat etc.
Etymology
F f. croquer crunch
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