rou|lade

rou|lade «roo LAHD», noun, verb, -lad|ed, -lad|ing.

–n.

1. a slice of meat rolled about a filling, as of chopped meat, carrot, parsley, and seasonings, and cooked.

2. a rapid succession of tones sung to a single syllable: »

Singers stepped out of character at will, indulging in barbarous cadenzas or improvised roulades (Time).

–v.i.

Music. to sing roulades.

╂[< French roulade < rouler to roll]