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rechauffe

rechauffe

9.9
A dish made by warming leftover food
  • noun
  • /reɪˈʃoʊf/
translation icon : reciclado
  • Last night's roast beef became a delicious rechauffe for lunch today.

Examples

  • The chef cleverly disguised the rechauffe so guests wouldn't know it was leftovers.

  • In French cuisine, a rechauffe can be just as satisfying as the original meal.

  • I had a delicious rechauffe for lunch.

  • The chef prepared a special rechauffe for the guests.

  • Last night's roast beef became a delicious rechauffe for lunch today.

  • In French cuisine, a rechauffe can be just as satisfying as the original meal.

  • The chef cleverly disguised the rechauffe so guests wouldn't know it was leftovers.

Synonyms

réchauffé
vsrechauffe
9.9

A dish using reheated leftovers with new ingredients or seasoning

is about simply warmed leftovers without extra preparation or seasoning

How Fresh

to reheat
16 1.0
rechauffe
9.9
leftovers
1.0

Surface Forms

rechauffe singular
rechauffes plural

Etymology

The word rechauffe comes from the French verb réchauffer, made of re- 'again' and chauffer 'to heat', like the English word reheat. So a rechauffe is food 'heated again', a dish made from warmed-up leftovers.