croquette

as in cake
a small usually rounded mass of minced food that has been fried a fish croquette that tasted more of filler than of fish

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Recent Examples of croquette There’s a smorgasbord of seafood options: smoked salmon croquettes, Florida shrimp, stuffed lobster. Mariette Williams, USA Today, 24 July 2025 The all-day menu is available brunch to dinner and will include dishes like seafood towers, croquettes with mortadella and pistachio, and French toast with ricotta and maple butterscotch. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 13 July 2025 Leslie also recommended an appetizer of chicken croquettes ($5). Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025 One of his welcome snacks is a wild rabbit croquette. Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for croquette
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Noun
  • In the photo, Parker, 21, is seen blowing out the candles on her birthday cake with Bronny beside her.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Best of all, the cake recipe included in the book really works, so young readers and their grown-ups can apply their new baking skills in their own home kitchens.
    Caroline Carlson September 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Top bottom halves of biscuits with patties, about 2 tablespoons of the hash browns, and top halves of biscuits, cut sides down.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The menu item features two patties topped with American cheese, pickles, ketchup and mustard.
    James Powel, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • When the butter has melted, and the temperature has reached 325 F, add the chicken in batches (two cutlets at a time).
    Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Halve chicken breasts lengthwise, to create 4 thin chicken cutlets.
    Mary Claire Britton, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025

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“Croquette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/croquette. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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