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roulade

[ roo-lahd ]

noun

  1. a musical embellishment consisting of a rapid succession of tones sung to a single syllable.
  2. a slice of meat rolled around a filling of minced meat and cooked.


roulade

/ ruːˈlɑːd /

noun

  1. a slice of meat rolled, esp around a stuffing, and cooked
  2. an elaborate run in vocal music
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of roulade1

1700–10; < French: a rolling, equivalent to roul ( er ) to roll + -ade -ade 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of roulade1

C18: from French, literally: a rolling, from rouler to roll
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Example Sentences

A roulade of flank steak from Paris, as in Virginia, veers Mediterranean with eggplant, olives and roasted tomatoes.

Rhubarb Roulade This powdered sugar-dusted pink-and-white pinwheel is a classically beautiful Gourmet dessert.

Strawberry Roulade by Nick Malgieri Quite elegant, with its topping of just-browned light meringue.

As each roulade is thus prepared place it on a game-skewer, three or four on each skewer.

On another, she was coyly turning her head as she finished a roulade, and seemed to be listening to herself.

But the sweet, silvery roulade—could there be anything more charming in the world of outdoor music?

While he intuitively called like a jay, he never was able to sing the sweet, gurgling roulade of the wild jays.

The bright roulade began again, prolonged itself with renewed effort, rose to its height, and ended.

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