raclette

ra·clette  (rä-klt, r-)

n.

1. A Swiss dish consisting of cheese melted and served on boiled potatoes or bread.

2. A firm cheese used in making this dish.

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[French, from racler, to rake, scrape, from Provençal rasclar, to rake, from Old Provençal, from Vulgar Latin *rsculre, from *rsculum, diminutive of Latin rstrum, rake; see rd- in Indo-European roots.]

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raclette

Noun

a Swiss dish of melted cheese, usually served on boiled potatoes [French]