réchauffé

[ French rey-shoh-fey ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural ré·chauf·fés [r, ey-shoh-, fey],

réchauffé

/ reʃofe /

First recorded in 1795–1805; from French, past participle of réchauffer, equivalent to r(e)- re- + échauffer “to warm”; chafe

C19: from French réchauffer to reheat, from re- + chauffer to warm; see chafe

Jacob had intercepted the birthright, and for this Esau there was not even the réchauffé of a blessing.

It is useless to offer articles that are nothing more than a réchauffé of encyclopædic facts.

How could I blame her for preferring Captain Carey's love to my réchauffé affections?

On the goodness of this (as well as its presence) depends the success of your réchauffé.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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