Main Entry: ra·clette

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