Gratin Definition

grätn, grătn, gră-tăɴ
noun
Any dish having a lightly browned, crisp crust on top, esp. one topped with bread crumbs or grated cheese and broiled briefly.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Gratin

Noun

Singular:
gratin
Plural:
gratins

Origin of Gratin

  • French from obsolete grater to scratch, scrape from Old French grate1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French gratin

    From Wiktionary

Gratin Sentence Examples

  • Have the beef bourguignon, and pay extra for a side order of potatoes au gratin.

  • The extensive range of traditional cookware items includes flan, lasagna and gratin dishes, cheese domes, casseroles and soup tureens.

  • To Serve Cut a slice of hot sweet potato gratin on the plate.

  • And you don't even know what ' Au gratin ' means... Um, got any lager?

  • To serve; cut the pies into slices and serve with the root vegetable gratin.

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