RACLETTE


Meaning of RACLETTE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ra- ' klet, rä-

Function: noun

Etymology: F, literally, scraper, from racler to scrape, from Middle French, from Old Occitan rasclar, from Vulgar Latin *rasiculare, from Latin rasus, past participle of radere to scrape ― more at RODENT

Date: circa 1949

: a Swiss dish consisting of cheese melted over a fire and then scraped onto bread or boiled potatoes also : the cheese used in this dish

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