FONDUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fondue mean? 

• FONDUE (noun)
  The noun FONDUE has 2 senses:

1. cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces

2. hot cheese or chocolate melted to the consistency of a sauce into which bread or fruits are dipped

  Familiarity information: FONDUE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FONDUE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

fondu; fondue

Hypernyms ("fondue" is a kind of...):

dish (a particular item of prepared food)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fondue"):

beef fondue; boeuf fondu bourguignon (cubes of beef cooked in hot oil and then dipped in various tasty sauces)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Hot cheese or chocolate melted to the consistency of a sauce into which bread or fruits are dipped

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

fondu; fondue

Hypernyms ("fondue" is a kind of...):

dish (a particular item of prepared food)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fondue"):

cheese fondue (fondue made of cheese melted in wine for dipping bread and sometimes fruits)

chocolate fondue (fondue made of chocolate melted with milk or cream for dipping fruits)