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 of croquette

• cake
• patty
• cutlet

Examples of croquette in a Sentence

a fish croquette that tasted more of filler than of fish

Recent Examples on the Web

Try the red prawn croquettes or Iberian pork with tarragon and mustard duck with spring mushrooms. — Eddi Fiegel, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026

Starchy late-night snacks came out, too, including Belgian waffles and Spanish croquettes. — Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026

With a menu touted as comfort food, there’s a selection of omelets, breakfast skillets and bowls featuring catfish and grits and salmon croquettes. — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026

It was served with a creamy ham croquette and boroño, a local dish of pork wrapped in cabbage. — Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026

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

Rhymes for croquette

• abet
• asset
• baguette
• banquette
• barbette
• beget
• beset
• binet
• briquette
• brunet
• brunette
• burette

Kids Definition

croquette

noun

cro·​quette krō-ˈket 

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