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fondue

  • /ˈfɒndjuː/ UK
  • /ˈfɒnduː/ UK
  • /fɑnˈdu/ US

Where it comes from

Unadapted borrowing from French fondue (“melted”), from fondre (“to melt”).

noun fondues

  1. countable, uncountable A dish made of melted cheese, or chocolate etc., or of a boiling liquid into which food can be dipped. a Swiss fondue

verb fondues · fonduing · fondueing · fondued

  1. To prepare or serve as a fondue.

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noun dish

Españolfondue
한국어퐁뒤 pongdwi
日本語フォンデュ fondyu
中文干酪火鍋 gānlào huǒguō, 巧克力火鍋 /巧克力火锅 qiǎokèlì huǒguō, 火鍋 /火锅 huǒguō
Portuguêsfondue
Françaisfondue
DeutschFondue
Italianofonduta
Românăfondue
Русскийфондю́ fondjú
العربيةفُونْدُو fūndū

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"fondue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fondue. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

fondue. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fondue

Chicago

"fondue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fondue.

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@misc{fondue_2026,
  title = {fondue},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fondue},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}