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roulade

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ɹuːˈlɑːd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ɹuˈlɑd/
  • rhymes with -ɑːd

1

noun

Meaning 1

An elaborate embellishment of several notes sung to one syllable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To sing an elaborate embellishment of several notes to one syllable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

(music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase

5

noun

Meaning 5

a dish consisting of a slice of meat that is rolled around a filling and cooked

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: dish

History

Etymology

From French roulade, from rouler (“to roll”), from Old French roler.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Russian: рула́да (ruláda) — An elaborate embellishment of several notes sung to one syllable
  • Armenian: ռուլետ (ṙulet) — A slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked
  • Catalan: polpeta — A slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked
  • Dutch: rollade — A slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked
  • German: Roulade — A slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked
  • Indonesian: rolade — A slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked
  • Italian: involtino — A slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked
  • Lithuanian: suktinukas — A slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked
  • Polish: rolada — A slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked
  • Russian: руле́т (rulét) — A slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked
  • Spanish: arrollado — A slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked
  • Swedish: rullad — A slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked