chaudfroid

chaud·froid

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [French shoh-frwah]
- /French ʃoʊˈfrwɑ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [French shoh-frwah]
- /French ʃoʊˈfrwɑ/

Definitions of chaudfroid word

noun chaudfroid a sweet or savoury jellied sauce used to coat cold meat, chicken, etc 3
noun chaudfroid a cooked dish of fowl or game, served cold with aspic, jelly, or a sauce. 1
noun chaudfroid the aspic glaze covering the cold food. 1
noun chaudfroid Alternative form of chaud-froid. 0

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Origin of chaudfroid

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

1890-95; < French: literally, hot-cold, equivalent to chaud (< Latin cal(i)dus; see caldarium) + froid < Latin frīgidus frigid

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Parts of speech for Chaudfroid

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chaudfroid popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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