FONDU

fondue, fondu

(noun) hot cheese or chocolate melted to the consistency of a sauce into which bread or fruits are dipped

fondue, fondu

(noun) cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fondu (countable and uncountable, plural fondus)

(printing) The graded shift from one color into another.

Alternative spelling of fondue

(ballet) Involving a lowering of the body by bending the knee of the supporting leg.

Anagrams

• Found., found

Source: Wiktionary


Fon`du" (fon"dus"), a. [F. fondu, p.p. of fondre to melt, blend. See Found to cast.]

Definition: Blended; passing into each other by subtle gradations; -- said of colors or of the surface or material on which the colors are laid.

Fon`due", n. [Also erroneously Fon`du".] [F. See Fondu; cf. Fondant.] (Cookery)

Definition: A dish made of cheese, eggs, butter, etc., melted together.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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