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FONDUE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hot cheese or chocolate melted to the consistency of a sauce into which bread or fruits are dipped
Synonyms:
fondu; fondue
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("fondue" is a kind of...):
dish (a particular item of prepared food)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fondue"):
cheese fondue (fondue made of cheese melted in wine for dipping bread and sometimes fruits)
chocolate fondue (fondue made of chocolate melted with milk or cream for dipping fruits)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces
Synonyms:
fondu; fondue
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("fondue" is a kind of...):
dish (a particular item of prepared food)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fondue"):
beef fondue; boeuf fondu bourguignon (cubes of beef cooked in hot oil and then dipped in various tasty sauces)
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