🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

고로케

Native Script:한국어 한글

Pronunciation / Transliteration: goroke

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Croquette/kroʊˈkɛt/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"따뜻할 때 먹는 감자 고로케는 정말 맛있습니다."

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As noun
  1. 1

    A small roll of chopped meat, fish, or vegetables, fried in breadcrumbs.

    "The restaurant served crispy potato croquettes as a side dish with the main course."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Borrowed into English in the mid-19th century from French, derived from the verb 'croquer', meaning 'to crunch'. The term originally referred to small, fried balls or rolls of minced meat, fish, or vegetables coated in breadcrumbs, reflecting the crispy auditory and tactile experience of eating them.

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