gratin
See also: Gratin
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French gratin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɹəˈtæn/
Noun
gratin (plural gratins)
- The top crust of a dish, consisting of breadcrumbs or grated cheese heated under a grill; the dish itself.
Derived terms
- au gratin
- gratinate
Translations
top crust
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dish
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Anagrams
- Gartin, Tigran, rating, taring, tringa
Catalan
Verb
gratin
- third-person plural present subjunctive form of gratar
- third-person plural imperative form of gratar
French
Etymology
gratter + -in
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʁa.tɛ̃/
Audio (file)
Noun
gratin m (plural gratins)
- (cooking) gratin
- (figuratively) upper crust, elite
- Tout le gratin était réuni pour cet évènement. ― All the elite got together for this event.
Derived terms
- gratin dauphinois
- gratiner
Descendants
- → English: gratin
- → Japanese: グラタン
Further reading
- “gratin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- garnit, garnît, girant, granit