/ri sohl", ris"ohl/ ; Fr. /rddee sawl"/ , n. , pl. rissoles /ri sohlz", ris"ohlz/ ; Fr. /rddee sawl"/ .
a small pastry, often in turnover form, filled with a mixture containing meat or fish and usually fried in deep fat.
[ 1700-10; roissole, rousole, perh. russeola (fem. adj.) reddish ]