quenelle
/kəˈnɛl/
quenelle noun: a light dumpling made of lightly spiced minced meat or fish bound with egg and poached.
Noun
quenelle (plural quenelles)
- A light dumpling made of lightly spiced minced meat or fish bound with egg and poached.
- An elliptical shape moulded by chefs from soft foods using two spoons.
- A gesture which is usually performed by pointing one arm diagonally downwards palm down, while touching the shoulder with the opposite hand, in a manner similar to an inverted Nazi salute.
Verb
quenelle (third-person singular simple present quenelles, present participle quenelling, simple past and past participle quenelled)
- To form a quenelle.
quenelle meaning in Tamil
quenelle in Tamil
- இறைச்சியாலான மாவுருண்டை
Forms of quenelle
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | quenelles |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | quenelles |
| present participle | quenelling |
| past participle | quenelled |
| past | quenelled |
Origin of quenelle
Borrowed from French quenelle, from German Knödel. Doublet of knaidel.
Words that rhyme with quenelle
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- hell
- hotel
- repel
- smell
- cartel
- dell
- pell
- quell
- as well
- au naturel
- dwell
- expel
- fell
- gel
- La Rochelle
- lol
- oversell
- stell
- wel
- ABDL
- dispel
- ell
- kell
- knell
- mell
- personnel
- snell
- undersell
- yell
- belle
- death knell
- del
- farewell
- flotel
- foretell
- gazelle
- impel
- mademoiselle
- marcel
- mel
- morell
- Moselle
- motel
- NFL
- overswell
- propel
- pucelle
- rappel
Questions about quenelle
- What does quenelle mean?
- Quenelle means a light dumpling made of lightly spiced minced meat or fish bound with egg and poached.
- What is quenelle in Tamil?
- Quenelle in Tamil is இறைச்சியாலான மாவுருண்டை. See Quenelle meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is quenelle?
- Quenelle can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce quenelle?
- Quenelle is pronounced /kəˈnɛl/.
- What is the plural of quenelle?
- The plural of quenelle is quenelles.
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