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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescroquete
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kɾoˈkɛtʃi
"Pedimos umaporção de croquetes de carne para a entrada."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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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."
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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10 Global Lexicons: How "Croquette" is said worldwide
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croquette
Transliteration: kʁɔ.kɛt
"Elle a préparé des croquettes de fromage pour l'apéritif."
Krokette
Transliteration: kʁoˈkɛtə
"Zu dem Schnitzel aßen wir goldbraune Kroketten."
crocchè
Transliteration: krokˈkɛ
"Le crocchette di patate sono deliziose se mangiate calde."
croqueta
Transliteration: kɾoˈketa
"Las croquetas de jamón de mi abuela son las mejores."
croquete
Transliteration: kɾoˈkɛtʃi
"Pedimos umaporção de croquetes de carne para a entrada."
क्रैक्वेट
Transliteration: krakvait
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"शाम के नाश्ते में आलू के क्रैक्वेट बहुत पसंद किए जाते हैं।"
可乐饼
Transliteration: kělèbǐng
Script: 中文汉字
"这家日式餐厅的可乐饼外酥里嫩。"
고로케
Transliteration: goroke
Script: 한국어 한글
"따뜻할 때 먹는 감자 고로케는 정말 맛있습니다."
コロッケ
Transliteration: korokke
Script: 日本語
"精肉店で買った揚げたてのコロッケを食べました。"
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