/fon dooh", -dyooh", fon"dooh, -dyooh/ ; Fr. /fawonn dyuu"/ , n. , pl. fondues /-doohz", -dyoohz", -doohz, -dyoohz/ ; Fr. /-dyuu"/ , adj. Cookery.
n.
1. a saucelike dish of Swiss origin made with melted cheese and seasonings together with dry white wine, usually flavored with kirsch: served as a hot dip for pieces of bread.
2. a dish of hot liquid in which small pieces of food are cooked or dipped: beef fondue; chocolate fondue.
3. a baked soufflélike dish usually containing cheese and cracker crumbs or bread crumbs.
adj.
4. Also, fondu . melted.
[ 1875-80; fondu FONDU ]