Croqueta
Definition
(noun) Fried food, round or elongated, made with dough and filling
Examples
“Preparó croquetas de pollo para la merienda familiar del domingo.”
“La croqueta de jamón se acabó en un minuto.”
The ham croquette was gone in a minute.
“En la barra del bar, nos pusieron croquetas recién hechas con cerveza fría.”
At the bar, they brought us fresh croquettes with cold beer.
“Mi abuela siempre hacía croquetas con las sobras del cocido.”
My grandma always made croquettes with leftovers from the stew.
“Pedí una croqueta de bacalao y me la dieron casi quemada.”
I ordered a cod croquette, and they gave me one that was almost burnt.
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