Meanings
nounpolpettine pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlySmall Italian meatballs.
Upstarts like the snack menu, with its little offerings of polpettine and deviled eggs, are encroaching from the flank.
2007 December 5, Kim Severson, “Is the Entree Heading for Extinction?”, in New York Times
Origin
Translations
Japanese ポルペッティーネ
- ポルペッティーネ (porupettīne)type of meatball
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