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croquer
French · 1600s
"to crunch"
an imitative (echoic) verb mimicking the sound of crunching
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croquette
French · 1600s
"a small fried food ball"
a diminutive of croquer coined for a small fried, crunchy food ball
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croquette
English · 1706
"a small fried food ball or roll"
borrowed for the fried mixture of minced meat or fish formed into small balls
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