English

Noun

croquette ‎(plural croquettes)

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

Translations

French

croquettes (1)

croquettes (2)

Etymology

From croquer ‎(“to crunch”) +‎ -ette, 18th c.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁɔ.kɛt/

Noun

croquette f ‎(plural croquettes)

1. (cooking) croquette (minced, cooked food which is then deep-fried)
2. (by extension) kibble (grain for use as animal feed)

Descendants

• Dutch: kroket
• English: croquette
• German: Krokette
• Portuguese: croquete
• Spanish: croqueta