crépinette

noun

A small, round, flattened sausage, shaped like a patty, made from minced or ground meat or even from truffles, and wrapped in caul fat. They are usually cooked with an outer coating of bread and sautéed in butter.

Similar
sausage parcel
OriginFrench crépinette →
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Meanings

nouncrépinette (plural crépinettes)

plural crépinettes

  1. cookingA small, round, flattened sausage, shaped like a patty, made from minced or ground meat or even from truffles, and wrapped in caul fat. They are usually cooked with an outer coating of bread and sautéed in butter.

    Synonyms: sausage parcel

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small, round, flattened sausage, shaped like a patty, made from minced or ground meat or even from truffles, and wrapped in caul fat. They are usually cooked with an outer coating of bread and sautéed in butter.

Similar
sausage parcel

Origin

  1. Frenchcrépinette
  2. Englishcrépinette

Borrowed from French crépinette.

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APA

crépinette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cr%C3%A9pinette

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“crépinette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cr%C3%A9pinette. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crépinette,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cr%C3%A9pinette.

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