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fondu

melted

adjective fohn-DEW Rare
Food & Drink Cooking

Also means

blended (in cinema: fade)

Usage Note

Fondu is the past participle of fondre used as an adjective; as a noun un fondu denotes a film dissolve or fade. The feminine form is fondue, familiar from the Swiss dish where cheese is melted. The same word names a slow, melting one-legged plié in ballet.

Examples

"Le beurre fondu nappait les légumes."

Natural Translation

The melted butter coated the vegetables.

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