fondu

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fon⋅du

[fon-doo, -dyoo, fon-doo, -dyoo for 1; Fr. fawn-dy for 1, 2]

adjective, noun, plural -dus [Fr. -dy]

for 2.

–adjective

1.	fondue (def. 4).

–noun

2.	Ballet. a slow bending of the supporting leg.

Origin:
1840–50; < F, ptp. of fondre to melt, found ³

[fon-doo, -dyoo, fon-doo, -dyoo; Fr. fawn-dy]

noun, plural -dues [-dooz, -dyooz, -dooz, -dyooz; Fr. -dy]

, adjective Cookery.

–noun

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.

–adjective

4.	Also, fondu. melted.

Origin:
1875–80; < F; fem. of fondu fondu

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fon·due also fon·du (fŏn-dōō', -dyōō')

1. A hot dish made of melted cheese and wine and eaten with bread.
2. A similar dish, especially one consisting of a melted sauce in which pieces of food, such as bread, meat, or fruit, are dipped or cooked: chocolate fondue.
A soufflé usually made with cheese and bread crumbs.

[French, from feminine past participle of fondre, to melt; see fondant.]
fon·due' v.

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