croqueta
Spanish, noun/kɾoˈketa/
croqueta is spelled C-R-O-Q-U-E-T-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 77,042nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Croqueta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “croquette” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Fritura de pollo, jamón u otros ingredientes picados, ligados con bechamel o salsa española y rebozados”.
What does croqueta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecroquette
- 2
femininea piece of kibble (pet food).
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fritura de pollo, jamón u otros ingredientes picados, ligados con bechamel o salsa española y rebozados 2. Parte superior del cuerpo del ser humano y de algunos animales, que contiene el cerebro, la boca, los ojos, y otros órganos sensoriales.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of croqueta
- croquetas plural
- cocreta alternative nonstandard
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce croqueta?
- /kɾoˈketa/
- [kɾoˈke.t̪a]
- [kɾoˈket̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to croqueta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is croqueta in Spanish?
croqueta appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).