roulade

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roulade

  • /ɹuːˈlɑːd/ UK
  • /ɹuˈlɑd/ US

Rhymes with -ɑːd

Where it comes from

From French roulade, from rouler (“to roll”), from Old French roler.

noun roulades

  1. An elaborate embellishment of several notes sung to one syllable. He leaned back in his chair, and little more than the whites of his upturned eyes were visible; and beating time upon the table with one hand, claw-wise, and with two or three queer, little thrills and roulades, which re-appeared with great precision in each verse, he delivered himself thus, in what
  2. A slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked.

verb roulades · roulading · rouladed

  1. To sing an elaborate embellishment of several notes to one syllable.

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noun An elaborate embellishment of several notes sung to one syllable

Русскийрула́да ruláda

noun A slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked

Españolarrollado
DeutschRoulade
Italianoinvoltino
Русскийруле́т rulét

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@misc{roulade_2026,
  title = {roulade},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/roulade},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}