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raclette

[ rah-klet, ra- ]
/ rɑˈklɛt, ræ- /
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noun Swiss Cooking.
a dish made by heating a piece of cheese, as over a hearth, and scraping off the melted part onto a plate: served with boiled potatoes.
the cheese used in making this dish.
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Origin of raclette

Borrowed into English from French around 1930–35

Words nearby raclette

rack railway, rack-rent, rack saw, rack up, rackwork, raclette, racon, raconteur, raconteuse, racoon, RACQ
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British Dictionary definitions for raclette

raclette
/ (ræˈklɛt) /
noun
a Swiss dish of melted cheese served on boiled potatoes

Word Origin for raclette

C20: from French, from racler to scrape, because the cheese is traditionally melted and scraped onto a plate
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