RISSOLE Definition & Meaning

rissole

[ ri-sohl, ris-ohl; French ree-sawl ]

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noun

plural rissoles

a small pastry, often in turnover form, filled with a mixture containing meat or fish and usually fried in deep fat.

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[ ris-uh-lee, ris-uh-ley; French ree-saw-ley ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

(of foods) browned in deep fat.

rissole

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noun

a mixture of minced cooked meat coated in egg and breadcrumbs and fried Compare croquette

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of rissole¹

1700–10; < French; Middle French roissole, rousole, perhaps < Vulgar Latin *russeola (feminine adj.) reddish

Origin of rissole²

< French, past participle of rissoler to brown, derivative of rissole rissole

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of rissole¹

C18: from French, probably ultimately from Latin russus red; see russet

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Like any fritter, patty or rissole, these will hold their shape better if you chill them for half an hour before you cook them.

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Then there was the barbecue on Saturday night, featuring rissoles, a spiced-up, pan-fried ground beef patty known as an Aussie favorite.

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He mentions only one food with any regularity: The frozen rissoles he heated up for many a meal.

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If any of the bread is left over," she says, "I'll crumble it and fry it with any old vegetables or bits of meat I find in the fridge to make rissoles.

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But it's easier to swallow that frown, grab a rissole and join in.

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