bolinho
Plural: bolinhos
Language: Portuguese
Description: Croquettes. These may be made with any of a number of ingredients, in Brazil predominantly rice and cheese, minced (US: ground) or finely chopped, bound with béchamel sauce, dipped in flour, egg and breadcrumbs and deep fried. It also means biscuits (US: cookies).
Pronounced: boo-LEEN-yoosh
Ethnicity: Brazilian, Portuguese
Most frequent country: Brazil, Portugal
See places: Portuguese food and cuisine, Brazilian food and cuisine
See foods and dishes: bolinhos, sauce béchamel
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