raclette

(ra klet′)

noun

a Swiss dish of cheese melted before an open fire, scraped onto a plate, and served with boiled potatoes and small sour pickles

Origin: Fr < racler, to scrape < VL *rasclare (for *rasiculare) < L rasus, a scraping, orig., pp. of radere: see rat

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noun

A Swiss dish consisting of cheese melted and served on boiled potatoes or bread.
A firm cheese used in making this dish.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from racler, to rake, scrape

Origin: , from Provençal rasclar, to rake

Origin: , from Old Provençal

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *rāsculāre

Origin: , from *rāsculum

Origin: , diminutive of Latin rāstrum, rake; see rēd- in Indo-European roots

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