gratin
noun
gra·tin ˈgra-tᵊn 
ˈgrä-
ˈgrä- 1
: a brown crust formed on food that has been cooked au gratin
also : a dish so cooked
2
: upper crust
the gratin of London society
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Mac-and-cheese gratin with aged cheddar is a terrific side. 
Andy Wang, Robb Report, 27 July 2022 Remove the gratin from oven, let rest at least 5 minutes, then top with remaining basil leaves and a drizzle of olive oil. WSJ, 26 July 2022 The atmosphere was corporate canteen, but the fare was refined, especially a fruit salad with lime zest and, at dinner, a Roscoff-onion soup with buckwheat, sweetbreads, and a gratin of regional Ty Ewen cheese. Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022 Divide the spinach mixture among four individual gratin dishes (or one 8-inch round or oval oven-proof baking dish). Jessica Battilana, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2022 Here’s a hearty, vegetable gratin with a crunchy, cheesy topping. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 29 Mar. 2022 In an oval gratin dish or 7-by-11-inch Pyrex dish, arrange citrus in a spiral, alternating Cara Cara and blood oranges. Aleksandra Crapanzano, WSJ, 20 Jan. 2022 As soon as the tomato sauce is ready, arrange the eggplant slices alternately with the mozzarella and tomato sauce in a gratin baking dish. Benjamin Liong Setiawan, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2022 The lime and coconut potato gratin in Yotam Ottolenghi’s Ottolenghi Flavor. Riza Cruz, ELLE, 16 Feb. 2022 See More
Andy Wang, Robb Report, 27 July 2022 Remove the gratin from oven, let rest at least 5 minutes, then top with remaining basil leaves and a drizzle of olive oil. WSJ, 26 July 2022 The atmosphere was corporate canteen, but the fare was refined, especially a fruit salad with lime zest and, at dinner, a Roscoff-onion soup with buckwheat, sweetbreads, and a gratin of regional Ty Ewen cheese. Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022 Divide the spinach mixture among four individual gratin dishes (or one 8-inch round or oval oven-proof baking dish). Jessica Battilana, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2022 Here’s a hearty, vegetable gratin with a crunchy, cheesy topping. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 29 Mar. 2022 In an oval gratin dish or 7-by-11-inch Pyrex dish, arrange citrus in a spiral, alternating Cara Cara and blood oranges. Aleksandra Crapanzano, WSJ, 20 Jan. 2022 As soon as the tomato sauce is ready, arrange the eggplant slices alternately with the mozzarella and tomato sauce in a gratin baking dish. Benjamin Liong Setiawan, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2022 The lime and coconut potato gratin in Yotam Ottolenghi’s Ottolenghi Flavor. Riza Cruz, ELLE, 16 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
French, from Middle French, from grater to scratch
First Known Use
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1