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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRissole
/ˈrɪs.əl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small savoury cake or pastry containing minced meat, fish, or vegetables, coated in breadcrumbs and deep-fried.
"She prepared a batch of golden, crispy meat rissoles for the family dinner." - 2
A pastry parcel enclosing a sweet or savoury filling, cooked in fat or baked in the oven.
"The bakery window displayed various sweet rissoles filled with spiced fruit."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French word 'rissole', originating from the Old French 'rissoler', meaning 'to fry or make reddish or crisp'. It entered the English language in the late 18th century as a culinary term referring to a small pastry filled with minced meat or fish, sealed, and deep-fried or baked.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rissole" is said worldwide
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rissole
Transliteration: ʁi.sɔl
"Elle a préparé des rissoles croustillantes pour l'entrée."
Fleischpflanzerl
Transliteration: ˈflaɪ̯ʃˌpflant͡sɐl
"Die knusprigen Rissoles schmeckten allen Gästen sehr gut."
crocchè
Transliteration: krokˈkɛ
"Abbiamo ordinato un piatto di gustosi crocchè di carne."
risol
Transliteration: riˈsol
"Sirvieron unos deliciosos risoles rellenos de carne picada."
rissol
Transliteration: ʁiˈsɔw
"Ele pediu um rissol de camarão na pastelaria."
कटलेट
Transliteration: katlet
"नाश्ते में गरमा-गरम कबाब और कटलेट परोसे गए।"
肉饼
Transliteration: ròubǐng
"厨师炸了一些金黄酥脆的肉饼。"
크로켓
Transliteration: kuroket
"점심으로 바삭한 고기 크로켓을 먹었습니다."
コロッケ
Transliteration: korokke
"夕食のおかずにサクサクのコロッケを作りました。"
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