RACLETTE

[ra.clette] n [F, lit., scraper, fr. racler to scrape, fr. MF, fr. OProv rasclar, fr. (assumed) VL rasiculare, fr. L rasus, pp. of radere to scrape--more at rodent] (ca. 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