: a small often rounded mass consisting usually of minced meat, fish, or vegetable coated with egg and bread crumbs and deep-fried
Examples of croquette in a Sentence
a fish croquette that tasted more of filler than of fish
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There’s a smorgasbord of seafood options: smoked salmon croquettes, Florida shrimp, stuffed lobster.
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Mariette Williams, USA Today, 24 July 2025
The gourmet tapas menu hits all the classics—croquettes, gilda skewers (anchovies, olives, and hot peppers), partridge salad with escabeche (pickled onions and sweet peppers), Russian salad with anchovies—and the execution is solid.
—Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Leslie also recommended an appetizer of chicken croquettes ($5).
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Some of the first-course menu options include gazpacho, croquettes, sushi and calamari.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2025
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Mariette Williams, USA Today, 24 July 2025
The gourmet tapas menu hits all the classics—croquettes, gilda skewers (anchovies, olives, and hot peppers), partridge salad with escabeche (pickled onions and sweet peppers), Russian salad with anchovies—and the execution is solid.
—Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Leslie also recommended an appetizer of chicken croquettes ($5).
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Some of the first-course menu options include gazpacho, croquettes, sushi and calamari.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2025
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“Croquette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/croquette. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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croquette
noun
cro·quette
krō-ˈket 
: a roll or ball of hashed meat, fish, or vegetables fried in deep fat
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