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raclette

[ rah-klet, ra- ]

noun

, Swiss Cooking.
  1. a dish made by heating a piece of cheese, as over a hearth, and scraping off the melted part onto a plate: served with boiled potatoes.
  2. the cheese used in making this dish.


raclette

/ ræˈklɛt /

noun

  1. a Swiss dish of melted cheese served on boiled potatoes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of raclette1

Borrowed into English from French around 1930–35
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Word History and Origins

Origin of raclette1

C20: from French, from racler to scrape, because the cheese is traditionally melted and scraped onto a plate

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