Meanings
plural roulades
- entertainmentAn elaborate embellishment of several notes sung to one syllable.
He heard only here and there the ecstatic burst of a mocking-bird's wonderful roulades.
1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska, published 2005, page 711 more example
He leaned back in his chair, and little more than the whites of his upturned eyes were visible; and beating time upon the table with one hand, claw-wise, and with two or three queer, little thrills and roulades, which re-appeared with great precision in each verse, he delivered himself thus, in what I suspect was an old psalm tune: […]
1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard
present singular third person roulades · participle present roulading · participle past rouladed · past rouladed
- To sing an elaborate embellishment of several notes to one syllable.
Origin
- Old Frenchroler
- Frenchroulade
- Englishroulade
From French roulade, from rouler (“to roll”), from Old French roler.
More words from French, Old French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan polpeta
- polpetaA slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked
Dutch rollade
- rolladeA slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked
German Roulade
- RouladeA slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked
Indonesian rolade
- roladeA slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked
Italian involtino
- involtinoA slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked
Lithuanian suktinukas
- suktinukasA slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked
Polish rolada
- roladaA slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked
Russian рула́да, руле́т
- рула́да (ruláda)An elaborate embellishment of several notes sung to one syllable
- руле́т (rulét)A slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked
Spanish arrollado
- arrolladoA slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked
Swedish rullad
- rulladA slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with roulade
Cite this entry
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