rissole
Definition of rissole
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: minced meat or fish covered with pastry and fried in deep fat
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Origin and Etymology of rissole
French, from Middle French roissole, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin russeola, from Latin russeus reddish, from russus red — more at russet
rissolé
Definition of rissolé
: browned by frying in deep fat rissolé potatoes
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Origin and Etymology of rissolé
French, from past participle of rissoler to brown by frying in deep fat, from rissole
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