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raclette

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Main Entry:
ra·clette 
          Listen to the pronunciation of raclette
Pronunciation:
\ra-ˈklet, rä-\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
French, literally, scraper, from racler to scrape, from Middle French, from Old Occitan rasclar, from Vulgar Latin *rasiculare, from Latin rasus, past participle of radere to scrape — more at rodent
Date:
circa 1949
: a Swiss dish consisting of cheese melted over a fire and then scraped onto bread or boiled potatoes ; also : the cheese used in this dish


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