fonduta

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noun

A fondue, associated with Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta, made from fontina cheese and thickened with egg yolk.

OriginItalian fonduta →
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Meanings

nounfonduta (plural fondutas)

plural fondutas

  1. A fondue, associated with Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta, made from fontina cheese and thickened with egg yolk.

    Fondutas are silky cheese concoctions differentiated from fondues because they're thickened with egg yolks.

    2006, Ellen Brown, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fondues And Hot Dips

Origin

  1. Italianfonduta
  2. Italianfonduta
  3. Englishfonduta

Borrowed from Italian fonduta.

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APA

fonduta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fonduta

MLA

“fonduta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fonduta. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fonduta,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fonduta.

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