réchauffé

[rey-shoh-fey]

noun

plural

réchauffés 

1. a warmed-up dish of food.

2. anything old or stale brought into service again.

réchauffé

/ reʃofe /

noun

1. warmed-up leftover food

2. old, stale, or reworked material

Word History and Origins

Origin of réchauffé¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of réchauffé¹

C19: from French réchauffer to reheat, from _re- + chauffer to warm; see _chafe