Rissole Definition
rĭ-sōl, rĭsōl, rē-sôl
noun
A small ball or roll of minced meat or fish often mixed with bread crumbs, etc., enclosed in a pastry and fried.
Webster's New World
adjective
Browned by frying.
American Heritage
Fried in deep fat until brown.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Rissole
Noun
Singular:
rissole
Plural:
rissolesOrigin of Rissole
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French from Old French from Vulgar Latin russeola reddish paste from Late Latin feminine of russeolus reddish from Latin russus red reudh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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French from past participle of rissoler to brown from rissole rissole rissole
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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