# fondue

/ˈfɑnˌdu/ (US) · /fˈɒndjuː/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/fondue
Updated: 2026-10-19

## Definition

a hot dish of melted cheese that you share from one warm pot, dipping in pieces of bread. There is also a sweet kind made with melted chocolate and fruit.

For teachers: a dish of melted cheese or chocolate kept warm in a communal pot, into which diners dip pieces of bread, fruit, or other foods.

## Examples

- We share a warm cheese fondue at dinner.
- On cold evenings they gather around the table for a cheese fondue with crusty bread.
- The restaurant serves a traditional Swiss fondue prepared with Gruyère and Emmental, kept bubbling over a small flame as guests linger over conversation.

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