raclette

[ rah-klet, ra- ]

noun

, Swiss Cooking.

1. a dish made by heating a piece of cheese, as over a hearth, and scraping off the melted part onto a plate: served with boiled potatoes.
2. the cheese used in making this dish.

raclette

/ ræˈklɛt /

noun

1. a Swiss dish of melted cheese served on boiled potatoes

Word History and Origins

Origin of raclette¹

Borrowed into English from French around 1930–35

Word History and Origins

Origin of raclette¹

C20: from French, from racler to scrape, because the cheese is traditionally melted and scraped onto a plate