croquette

noun (a croquette, croquettes)

«croquette» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A croquette is a small roll or ball of mashed potato, meat, fish or vegetables, covered in breadcrumbs and fried. tree →

In the lessons

A food word from French, seen on menus and in school dinners and frozen food: potato croquettes, chicken croquettes, fish croquettes. In Spain they are called croquetas, a popular tapa.

Examples

We had potato croquettes with our roast dinner. tree →
The croquettes were crispy outside and soft inside. tree →
Mum made fish croquettes from leftover salmon. tree →
In Spain we tried ham croquettes as tapas. tree →
The school menu had vegetable croquettes on Friday. tree →
Let the croquettes cool a bit — the middle is very hot. tree →

Note

Countable. Pronounced «kroh-KET». From French «croquer» (to crunch). Safety: the inside can stay hotter than the outside.

On Mova

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