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roulades

roulades is the plural of roulade.

Meaning of roulade

Noun

roulade (plural roulades)

  1. An elaborate embellishment of several notes sung to one syllable.
    • 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...1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard
  2. A slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked.

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Questions about roulades

What is roulades the plural of?
Roulades is the plural of roulade.

Words near roulades in the dictionary

  1. roul rouls
  2. roul-roul
  3. roul-rouls
  4. roulade
  5. rouladed
  6. roulades
  7. roulading
  8. roule
  9. rouleau
  10. rouleaus
  11. rouleaux

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