fondue

/ˌˈfɑnˌˈdu/

/fɒnˈdu/

Other forms: fondues

When you eat fondue, you dip cubes of bread into delicious, warm, melty cheese. Fondue is usually served in a small pot over a flame and shared by a group of people.

There are variations on traditional cheese fondue. Dessert fondue, for example, usually includes warm, melted chocolate with cubes of cake and fruit for dipping. No matter what kind of fondue you eat, you will likely use a long fork to dip your food. Fondue was invented in Switzerland, and it's sometimes called the Swiss national dish. The word means "melted" in French, from fondre, "to melt."

Definitions of fondue

1. noun

   hot cheese or chocolate melted to the consistency of a sauce into which bread or fruits are dipped
   synonyms: fondu

   types:

   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

   type of:

   dish

   a particular item of prepared food
2. noun

   cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces
   synonyms: fondu

   types:

   beef fondue, boeuf fondu bourguignon

   cubes of beef cooked in hot oil and then dipped in various tasty sauces

   type of:

   dish

   a particular item of prepared food