Definition of "roulade" [‖Rou•lade]

• Music An embellishment consisting of a rapid run of several notes sung to one syllable. (noun)
• A slice of meat rolled around a filling and cooked. (noun)

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• "The outer shell of this roulade is made from a soft meringue made with 10 egg whites."
• "The one drawback to a meringue roulade is that the meringue part is very sweet (this is a drawback to a lot of meringue cookies, actually), so you can’t just put any old filling inside."
• "Libby's pumpkin roulade aka roll is a great alternative to traditional pumpkin pie."