1. 1. A hot dish made of melted cheese and wine and eaten with bread.
   2. A similar dish, especially one consisting of a melted sauce in which pieces of food, such as bread, meat, or fruit, are dipped or cooked: chocolate fondue.
2. A soufflé usually made with cheese and bread crumbs.

[French, from feminine past participle of fondre, to melt. See fondant.]

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