croqueta

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croqueta

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Borrowed from Spanish croqueta. Doublet of croquette.

noun croquetas

  1. A Cuban croquette, usually made of ham, beef, chicken, or fish, and generally based on flour rather than potatoes.
  2. A Spanish croquette, a typical tapas dish. The restaurant’s croqueta, or savory fritters, are served piping hot, with a molten core.

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@misc{croqueta_2026,
  title = {croqueta},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/croqueta},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}