Etymology

chaud-froid

Today it means: A type of food consisting of cooked meat or fish served cold in jelly or sauce. Full definition →

French chaud-froid
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  1. French · borrowed fromchaud-froid
  2. English todaychaud-froid

Borrowed from French chaud-froid, literally "hot-cold".

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.