define croquette
croquette (krÉÊËkÉt; krÉ-) n (Cookery) a savoury cake of minced meat, fish, etc, fried in breadcrumbs [C18: from French, from croquer to crunch, of imitative origin] croâ¢quette (kroÊËkÉt) n. a small cake or ball of minced meat, fish, vegetable, or other food coated with egg and breadcrumbs and deep-fried.