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rissole

Meaningreddish, or rather brownish

Common meaning: small fried or baked patty of minced food

Journey through time

  1. Latinrussus‘reddish, or rather brownish’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsreddish, or rather brownish → fried foodroussole‘fried food’source
  3. Englishrissole‘small fried or baked patty of minced food’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin russus ‘reddish, or rather brownish’.

Roots

  • russus Latin “reddish, or rather brownish”

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