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fondue

fondue

7 3.9
Melted cheese or chocolate in a shared pot that people dip bread and fruit into
  • noun
  • /fɒnˈduː/
translation icon : fondue (de queso o de chocolate)
  • My fondue's getting cold.
  • chocolate fondue
  • cheese fondue
  • fondue pot

And Jay Lison just wanted that fondue and now I can't have it back.

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Examples

Synonyms

cheese fondue
vsfondue
1 3.1

A Swiss dish of melted cheese and wine for dipping bread

is broader and includes chocolate and other dipping options besides cheese
chocolate fondue
vsfondue
1 2.4

A dish of hot melted chocolate for dipping fruit or sweets

covers both cheese and chocolate versions served communally for dipping
fondu
vsfondue
  • UK
7.8

A shared pot of hot cheese, chocolate, or oil for dipping pieces of food

is the Swiss hot melted cheese or chocolate dish served for dipping

Compounds

A Swiss dish of melted cheese and wine for dipping bread

A dish of hot melted chocolate for dipping fruit or sweets

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

How Melted

fondue
7 3.9
queso
  • US
9 6.7
cheese
1.0

Surface Forms

fondue singular
fondues plural

Etymology

Fondue comes from the French verb fondre, which means 'to melt'. This is easy to remember for the cheese or chocolate dish because the food is melted in a shared pot and you dip bread or fruit into the melted food.