A lawn game where players use wooden mallets to hit balls through a series of hoops
Examples:
The garden party featured an intense croquet tournament.We spent Sunday afternoon setting up a croquet pitch.Croquet requires strategic thinking and a steady hand.
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Croquette
/krəʊˈket/
A small roll of chopped vegetables, meat, or fish that is breaded and fried.
Examples:
The chef served a delightful beef croquette with spicy aioli.For a light snack, try making potato croquettes at home.The catering menu included cheese croquettes as an appetizer.
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Ways to tell them apart:
Both words involve fun and food, but in different contexts.
Croquet is an outdoor game often played in gardens using mallets and balls.
Croquette, on the other hand, is a breadcrumbed, fried food item.
Remember, croquet has a q but not a uu, connecting it to queues and lines on the lawn.
Think of the food croquette as a culinary treat; it even ends in ette!