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Definitions

Noun

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

Example

More examples

"He put the croquette in the deep fryer."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

deep fried

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