/ ˈrɪsəʊl; NAmE -soʊl/ noun
a small flat mass or ball of chopped meat that is fried. It is sometimes covered with breadcrumbs or, in the US, with pastry before it is cooked.
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from French , from Old French dialect ruissole , from a feminine form of late Latin russeolus reddish, from Latin russus red.