noun
fondue
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noun
1
A dish of melted cheese or chocolate, kept warm in a pot, into which pieces of food are dipped.
"We shared a cheese fondue with crusty bread and pickles."
"Chocolate fondue is a popular dessert for sharing."
How to Use Fondue
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA shared meal of melted cheese or chocolate for dipping food into.
Common pairings
cheese fondue
chocolate fondue
fondue pot
Word Forms
fondued past tense, fondues plural, fondues singular
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Etymology
Borrowed from French fondue, "melted," from the verb fondre, "to melt."