croquette

noun

cro·​quette krō-ˈket 

: a small often rounded mass consisting usually of minced meat, fish, or vegetable coated with egg and bread crumbs and deep-fried

Synonyms

• cake
• cutlet
• fritter
• galette
• patty
• pattie

Examples of croquette in a Sentence

a fish croquette that tasted more of filler than of fish

Recent Examples on the Web

The Lincoln Park fishmongers here also share their passion for seafood with a robust range of cooking classes covering various seafood dishes, from fish croquettes and salmon picadillo to tuna potstickers and shrimp tom kha soup. —Amy Bizzarri, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025

The salmon croquette and the catfish are favorites, but the grits are always the star, arriving shimmering in butter and crowned with a fistful of shrimp. —Corina Knoll, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025

There, generous plates of omelets and pancakes were just as popular as shrimp and grits and salmon croquettes. —Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025

So expect dishes like a jerk-marinated ribeye, oxtail pepperpot, and saltfish and fig croquettes. —Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French, from croquer to crunch, from Middle French, to strike, break, cause to crack, of imitative origin

First Known Use

1706, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

croquette

noun

cro·​quette krō-ˈket 

: a roll or ball of hashed meat, fish, or vegetables fried in deep fat