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CHAUD-FROID

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chaud⋅froid

[Fr. shoh-frwah]
–noun
1. a cooked dish of fowl or game, served cold with aspic, jelly, or a sauce.
2. the aspic glaze covering the cold food.
Also, chaud-froid.


Origin:
1890–95; < F: lit., hot-cold, equiv. to chaud (< L cal(i)dus; see caldarium ) + froid < L frīgidus frigid
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Main Entry:  chaud-froid
Part of Speech:  adj
Definition:  pertaining to a dish, often meat, that is cooked with heat then chilled and glazed with aspic before serving
Etymology:  French chaud 'hot', froid 'cold'
Usage:  cooking
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