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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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The first known use of croquette was in 1706

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“Croquette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/croquette. Accessed 22 Oct. 2020.

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