: a small often rounded mass consisting usually of minced meat, fish, or vegetable coated with egg and bread crumbs and deep-fried
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a fish croquette that tasted more of filler than of fish
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Hailing from Heirloom Kitchen, a 2024 USA TODAY Restaurant of the Year, Yan only offers a prix fixe menu, with dishes such as lotus root croquette, black soybean pudding, and honey shrimp toast.
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Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
When my brother and I visited, the amuse-bouche was a sumptuous ham-and-cheese croquette followed by onion soup.
—Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
Start with the clam chowder or salt cod croquettes before tucking into a steamed lobster.
—Emma Simard, Saveur, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent items include butternut squash Milanese, pickled mushroom croquettes and caramelized apple olive oil cake.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026
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Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
When my brother and I visited, the amuse-bouche was a sumptuous ham-and-cheese croquette followed by onion soup.
—Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
Start with the clam chowder or salt cod croquettes before tucking into a steamed lobster.
—Emma Simard, Saveur, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent items include butternut squash Milanese, pickled mushroom croquettes and caramelized apple olive oil cake.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for croquette
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“Croquette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/croquette. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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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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