raclette

[ rah-klet, ra- ]
/ rɑˈklɛt, ræ- /

noun Swiss Cookery.

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.
the cheese used in making this dish.

Origin of raclette

Borrowed into English from French around 1930–35

Words nearby raclette

rackety, rackham, racking, rackle, rackwork, raclette, racon, raconteur, raconteuse, racoon, racq

British Dictionary definitions for raclette

raclette
/ (ræˈklɛt) /

noun

a Swiss dish of melted cheese served on boiled potatoes

Word Origin for raclette

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