au gratin

au gra·tin

A0520400 (ō grät′n, grăt′n, gră-tăN′)adj. Covered with bread crumbs and sometimes butter and grated cheese, and then browned in an oven: potatoes au gratin.

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[French : au, with the + gratin, scraping from the pan.]

au gratin

(French o ɡratɛ̃) adj (Cookery) covered and cooked with browned breadcrumbs and sometimes cheese. Also: gratinated [French, literally: with the grating]

au grat•in

(oʊ ˈgræt n, oʊ ˈgrɑt n; Fr. oʊ graˈtɛ̃)
adj. topped with buttered breadcrumbs or grated cheese or both and browned in an oven or broiler. [1800–10; < French: literally, with the scraping, i.e., the burnt part]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

au gratin - cooked while covered with browned breadcrumbs (and sometimes cheese)cooked - having been prepared for eating by the application of heat

Translations

gratiné