quenelle

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Definition of quenelle in English English dictionary

A light dumpling made of lightly spiced minced meat or fish bound with egg and poached

A kind of delicate forcemeat, commonly poached and used as a dish by itself or for garnishing

A dumpling made from fish or meat forcemeat then poached

A poached dumpling (oval), usually made of veal or chicken

{i} type of seasoned meat or fish dumpling

Hyphenation

que·nelle

Etymology

[ k&-'nel ] (noun.) 1845. French from German Knödel