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