réchauffé

[ French rey-shoh-fey ]

noun,plural ré·chauf·fés [French rey-shoh-fey], /French reɪ ʃoʊˈfeɪ/,
  1. a warmed-up dish of food.

  2. anything old or stale brought into service again.

Origin of réchauffé

1
First recorded in 1795–1805; from French, past participle of réchauffer, equivalent to r(e)- re- + échauffer “to warm”; see chafe

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British Dictionary definitions for réchauffé

réchauffé

/ French (reʃofe) /


noun
  1. warmed-up leftover food

  2. old, stale, or reworked material

Origin of réchauffé

1
C19: from French réchauffer to reheat, from re- + chauffer to warm; see chafe

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