FONDUE

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

fondue (countable and uncountable, plural fondues)

A dish made of melted cheese, chocolate etc, or of a boiling liquid into which food can be dipped.

Verb

fondue (third-person singular simple present fondues, present participle fondueing or fonduing, simple past and past participle fondued)

To prepare or serve as a fondue.

Anagrams

• founde

Source: Wiktionary


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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Word of the Day

7 March 2025

INTERTRIGO

(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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