Etymology

fondue

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Today it means: A dish made of melted cheese, or chocolate etc., or of a boiling liquid into which food can be dipped. Full definition →

French fondue
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The story

  1. French · borrowed fromfondue“melted”
  2. English todayfondue

Unadapted borrowing from French fondue (“melted”), from fondre (“to melt”).

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