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fondu

fondu

7.8
A shared pot of hot cheese, chocolate, or oil for dipping pieces of food
  • noun
  • /fɒnˈduː/
  • UK
translation icon : fondue
  • For dessert, we savored the rich chocolate fondu paired with fresh strawberries.

Examples

  • Her body of work presented for the master's degree in fine art in 1995 shows abstract, voluminous structures in cement, ciment fondu, steel, wire, bronze, and glass that seem somehow incongruous with the much more intimate and lyrical works by which Searle is recognized today.

    Academic text (2004)
  • While the first version of fondu came out in November 2011, the main launch was only a few weeks ago, timed to coincide with South by Southwest.

    Blog text (14)
  • That's your fondue, OK, That's your, your smooth, creamy, delicious thing.

  • At the dinner party, everyone enjoyed dipping bread into the bubbling cheese fondu.

  • The friends gathered around the table to share a pot of steaming meat fondu on a cold winter evening.

Synonyms

fondue
vsfondu
7 3.9

Melted cheese or chocolate in a shared pot that people dip bread and fruit into

includes those and also covers dipping food cooked in hot oil at the table
cheese fondue
vsfondu
1 3.1

A Swiss dish of melted cheese and wine for dipping bread

includes cheese dips but also covers chocolate and hot oil versions
1 2.4

A dish of hot melted chocolate for dipping fruit or sweets

is similar but also applies to cheese and hot oil communal dipping
beef fondue
vsfondu
4.7

Cubes of beef cooked in hot oil at the table and eaten with dipping sauces

focuses on communal dipping including hot oil but not only meat pieces

A dish of beef cubes cooked in hot oil at the table and dipped in rich sauces

matches the hot oil communal dipping style rather than cheese or chocolate versions

Compounds

A dish of beef cubes cooked in hot oil at the table and dipped in rich sauces

Surface Forms

fondu singular
fondues plural

Etymology

Fondu comes from the French verb fondre, which means 'to melt', and it is the same root as the dish name fondue you see on menus. So a fondu gets its name from the melted cheese, chocolate, or oil that you dip pieces of food into.