raclette
Americannoun
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a dish made by heating a piece of cheese, as over a hearth, and scraping off the melted part onto a plate: served with boiled potatoes.
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the cheese used in making this dish.
noun
Etymology
Origin of raclette
Borrowed into English from French around 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Now, more than seven decades later, the Alpe is a fully developed mountain resort, where beer and raclette serve as performance enhancers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Wooden chalets lining the street offer winter treats from mulled wine and toasted marshmallows to melty raclette cheese on potatoes.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2025
Heated debates held in the country's four national languages continued into early morning hours, with lawmakers fuelling themselves with raclette, hard boiled eggs left over from Easter and wine.
From Reuters ● Apr. 12, 2023
Tied for second were hamburger, doughnuts, pancakes, tacos, pizza, coconut and raclette, a dish of a Swiss cheese that is served melted with boiled potatoes and often ham, tiny pickles and baby onions.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2022
At day’s end, French wines paired with raclette and fondue deliver a taste of European ski culture closer to home.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2021
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