raclette

[ rah-klet, ra- ]

nounSwiss 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.

Origin of raclette

1
Borrowed into English from French around 1930–35

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British Dictionary definitions for raclette

raclette

/ (ræˈklɛt) /


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

Origin of raclette

1
C20: from French, from racler to scrape, because the cheese is traditionally melted and scraped onto a plate

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