fondu

[fon-doo, -dyoo, fon-doo, -dyoo for 1; French fawn-dy for 1, 2] /fɒnˈdu, -ˈdyu, ˈfɒn du, -dyu for 1; French fɔ̃ˈdü for 1, 2/

adjective

fondue (def 4).

noun, plural fondus

[French -dy] /French -ˈdü/ (Show IPA)

Ballet. a slow bending of the supporting leg.

Origin of fondu

1840-1850

1840-50; < French, past participle of fondre to melt, found³

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It should be only half filled, as the fondu will rise very high.

The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Mrs. F.L. Gillette
All was delightfully dead as the most advanced antiquarian could desire when we drew up at the fondu de los Italianos.

Glories of Spain Charles W. Wood

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