What does "croquette" mean?

A minced, cooked food (usually meat or vegetables), which is deep-fried in fat and sometimes sprinkled with breadcrumbs.

What is a synonym for "croquette"?

Common synonyms include: fritter, nugget, rissole.

/kɹoʊˈkɛt/ noun

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Noun

1
A minced, cooked food (usually meat or vegetables), which is deep-fried in fat and sometimes sprinkled with breadcrumbs.
2
minced cooked meats (or vegetables) in thick white sauce; breaded and deep-fried wordnet

"He put the croquette in the deep fryer."

Borrowed from French croquette, from croquer (“to crunch”) + -ette (suffix indicating diminution). Doublet of korokke.