Definition

Noun 1. A hot dish of melted cheese or chocolate, served as a sauce into which pieces of bread, fruit, or other foods are dipped. 2. A dish consisting of cubes of meat or seafood that are cooked in hot oil at the table and then dipped in various sauces.

Usage

• The primary meaning refers to a communal dish where food is dipped into a shared pot of warm, melted cheese or chocolate.
• The second meaning refers to a similar style of dish where pieces of meat or seafood are cooked in hot oil and then dipped.
• It is typically used as a singular noun to describe the dish itself.

Examples

• Cheese fondue: "We shared a delicious cheese fondu for dinner."
• Chocolate fondue: "For dessert, we had a chocolate fondu with strawberries and marshmallows."
• Meat fondue: "The restaurant is famous for its beef fondu cooked in a pot of hot oil."

Advanced Usage

• "Fondue party": A social gathering where a fondue is the main food served.
  • They hosted a fondu party for New Year's Eve.
• "Fondue pot": The special pot, often placed over a small burner, used to prepare and serve fondue.
  • She received a ceramic fondu pot as a wedding gift.

Variants and Related Words

• Fondue (n): The more common modern spelling of the same word. "Fondu" is an accepted variant.
• Fonduta (n): An Italian version of cheese fondue.

Synonyms

• Dip (n): A general term for a thick sauce into which food is dipped. (e.g., "cheese dip")
• Hot pot (n): A broader term for various dishes where food is cooked in a communal pot of simmering broth or oil at the table.

Related Phrases

• Fondue bourguignonne: A specific term for a meat fondue where beef is cooked in oil.
• Fondue chinoise: A dish where thin slices of meat are cooked in a communal pot of simmering broth.

Noun

1. hot cheese or chocolate melted to the consistency of a sauce into which bread or fruits are dipped
2. cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces