raclette

ra·clette

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rah-klet, ra-]
- /rɑˈklɛt, ræ-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rah-klet, ra-]
- /rɑˈklɛt, ræ-/

Definitions of raclette word

noun raclette a dish made by heating a piece of cheese, as over a hearth, and scraping off the melted part onto a plate: served with boiled potatoes. 1
noun raclette the cheese used in making this dish. 1
noun raclette A Swiss dish of melted cheese, typically eaten with potatoes. 1
noun raclette a Swiss dish of melted cheese served on boiled potatoes 0
noun raclette a Swiss dish of cheese melted before an open fire, scraped onto a plate, and served with boiled potatoes and small sour pickles 0

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Origin of raclette

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

Borrowed into English from French around 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Raclette

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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raclette popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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