noun.
A small cake of minced food, such as poultry, vegetables, or fish, that is usually coated with bread crumbs and fried in deep fat.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A mass of finely minced and seasoned meat or fish (or rice, potato, etc.) made into a small ball or other regular form, and fried crisp and brown.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A ball of minced meat, fowl, rice, vegetables, or other ingredients, often in a thick white sauce, highly seasoned, breaded, and fried.
noun.
Minced, cooked, food (usually meat or vegetables), which is fried in deep fat and sometimes sprinkled with breadcrumbs.
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noun.
minced cooked meats (or vegetables) in thick white sauce; breaded and deep-fried
Word Usage
"The croquette, which is served with many of the available brunch items until 3 p.m. on Sundays, was a deep-fried, golden round of creamy mashed potatoes."