raclette

[rah-klet, ra-]

noun

Swiss Cooking.

1. 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.

2. the cheese used in making this dish.

raclette

/ ræˈklɛt /

noun

1. a Swiss dish of melted cheese served on boiled potatoes

Word History and Origins

Origin of raclette¹

Borrowed into English from French around 1930–35

Word History and Origins

Origin of raclette¹

C20: from French, from racler to scrape, because the cheese is traditionally melted and scraped onto a plate

Example Sentences

Wooden chalets lining the street offer winter treats from mulled wine and toasted marshmallows to melty raclette cheese on potatoes.

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A Cheese Olympics, should it be invented, would feature a sturdy crew of eight competitors from Savoie: Abondance, Beaufort, Chevrotin, Emmental, Reblochon, Tome, Tomme and the heavy-duty Raclette.

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Of course, there's also cascading, melted Raclette over any sort of potato, which is also unmissable.

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From my perch these past few weeks in quaint yet cosmopolitan Basel, I've enjoyed the best of three countries, cultures and cuisines at once — sampling real Black Forest ham in Heidelberg, oozy raclette and deep, dark chocolate truffles in Zurich, pink praline pastries in Lyon.

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Over at the Swiss ambassador’s residence, at Time magazine’s soiree, a DJ played house and disco beats, and the sharp aroma of a raclette station drifted over the patio.

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