paupiette


pau·piette

noun \pō-ˈpyet\

Definition of PAUPIETTE

: a thin slice of meat or fish wrapped around a forcemeat filling

Origin of PAUPIETTE

French paupiette, from Italian polpetta meat croquette, diminutive of polpa pulp, flesh, from Latin pulpa
First Known Use: 1889

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