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 Executive chef Elliot Patti’s menu highlights dishes that Clara, a world traveler, might have offered at her home, including Welsh rarebit, a cipollini and pear tatin, and short rib croquettes. Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 9 Apr. 2025 Paloma is a stunning restaurant and perfect for a light lunch with a menu of small plates and tapas such as croquettes, albondigas, hummus, shrimp, chicken skewers and more. Alexandra Maloney, Charlotte Observer, 10 Feb. 2025 As more guests arrived—including Kaitlyn Dever, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Dominic Sessa—the party continued in full swing, with guests mingling over wagyu taquitos, prawn croquettes, and endless flutes of Champagne. Paul Chi, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2025 Here are the restaurants participating in Dine Downtown and their menus: Frog & Slim 1420 16th St. This New American restaurant’s Dine Downtown menu offers a choice of starters: goat cheese croquettes or white anchovy caesar salad. Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for croquette
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Noun
  • The cake pop features strawberry cream cake mixed with buttercream, dipped in a chocolatey icing and finished with a summer strawberry design.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 20 May 2025
  • Starbucks released their limited-time menu for summer 2025 and there is one item that is the star of the show—a new cake pop flavor that fuses sweet summer flavor with childhood nostalgia.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • Staples like authentic Jamaican beef patties, curry powders, and fresh seasonings had to be shipped in from Houston or New York.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2025
  • Even lean ground beef is considerably higher in fat than chicken though, at 10 g of fat in a 3-ounce patty compared to chicken's 3.57 g.
    Nancy LeBrun, Verywell Health, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • For a more kid-friendly variation, use chicken tenderloins instead of chicken cutlets.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 9 May 2025
  • The weapon, which Ukrainian authorities say was manufactured by North Korea, had slammed into the balcony where, just days before, the family was grilling marinated pork cutlets to celebrate the 44th birthday of Mr. Polishchuk’s wife, Anna Polishchuk.
    Oleksandra Mykolyshyn, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025

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