au gratin

(ō grat′'n, -grät′-; Fr ō grȧ tan′)

having a lightly browned crust of bread crumbs and grated cheese

Origin: Fr, lit., with scrapings

See au gratin in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Covered with bread crumbs and sometimes butter and grated cheese, and then browned in an oven: potatoes au gratin.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: : au, with the

Origin: + gratin, scraping from the pan

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