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- US Pronunciation
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- [grat-n, graht-; French gra-tan]
- /ˈgræt n, ˈgrɑt-; French graˈtɛ̃/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [grat-n, graht-; French gra-tan]
- /ˈgræt n, ˈgrɑt-; French graˈtɛ̃/
Definitions of gratin word
- noun gratin au gratin. 1
- noun gratin A dish with a light browned crust of breadcrumbs or melted cheese. 1
- noun gratin crust of breadcrumbs 1
- variable noun gratin A gratin is a dish containing vegetables or sometimes meat or fish. It is covered with cheese or cheese sauce and baked in the oven. 0
- noun gratin any dish having a lightly browned, crisp crust on top, esp. one topped with bread crumbs or grated cheese and broiled briefly 0
- noun gratin The top crust of a dish, consisting of breadcrumbs or grated cheese heated under a grill; the dish itself. 0
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Origin of gratin
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
1800-10; < French, Middle French; see grate2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Gratin
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gratin popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
gratin usage trend in Literature
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