croquette
French, noun/kʁɔ.kɛt/
croquette is spelled C-R-O-Q-U-E-T-T-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 52,567th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Croquette is a French feminine noun meaning “croquette (minced, cooked food which is then deep-fried)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Boulette alimentaire de composition variée, mélangée à de la béchamel puis trempée dans du jaune d’œuf et…”.
What does croquette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecroquette (minced, cooked food which is then deep-fried)
- 2
femininekibble (grain for use as animal feed)
- 3
feminineinformala beanpole (a skinny and unmuscular person)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Boulette alimentaire de composition variée, mélangée à de la béchamel puis trempée dans du jaune d’œuf et saupoudrée de chapelure ou de farine, frite et croquante sous la dent. 2. Friandise sèche, de forme plate et ronde ou ovale. 3. Pellet d’aliment pour animaux, en particulier pour les chiens ou les chats. 4. Coup de poing, pichenette.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of croquette
- croquettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce croquette?
- /kʁɔ.kɛt/
- \kʁɔ.kɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to croquette
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is croquette in French?
croquette appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).