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ROULADE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does roulade mean?
• ROULADE (noun)
The noun ROULADE has 2 senses:
1. a dish consisting of a slice of meat that is rolled around a filling and cooked
2. (music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable
Familiarity information: ROULADE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dish consisting of a slice of meat that is rolled around a filling and cooked
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("roulade" is a kind of...):
dish (a particular item of prepared food)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("roulade" is a kind of...):
air; line; melodic line; melodic phrase; melody; strain; tune (a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
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