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gratins

/ˈɡrætɪnz/ /ˈɡreɪtɪnz/

Meanings
noun
The top crust of a dish, consisting of breadcrumbs or grated cheese heated under a grill; the dish itself.

Examples :

"For dinner, we're having potato gratins, baked until the cheese on top is bubbly and brown. "
food utensil

Related Words

Illustration breadcrumbs

breadcrumbs noun

/ˈbɹɛdˌkɹʌmz/ /ˈbɹɛdˌkɹʌmbs/

(chiefly in the plural) A tiny piece of bread, either one that falls from bread as it is cut or eaten, or one made deliberately by crumbling bread.

"After making the sandwiches, there were breadcrumbs all over the counter. "

Illustration bubbly

bubbly noun

/ˈbʌbli/

Champagne.

"My grandfather brought a bubbly to celebrate my graduation. "

Illustration cheese

cheese noun

/t͡ʃiz/

A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.

"My mom made a delicious pizza with mozzarella cheese. "

Illustration crust

crust noun

/kɹʌst/

A more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary.

"The bread had a thick, crunchy crust that was hard to bite through. "

Illustration having

having verb

/ˈhævɪŋ/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

Illustration consisting

consisting verb

/kənˈsɪstɪŋ/

To be.

"The project consists of three main parts. "

Illustration itself

itself pronoun

/ɪtˈsɛlf/

(reflexive pronoun) it; A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject

"The door closed by itself"

Illustration under

under adjective

/ˈʊndə/ /ˈʌndə(ɹ)/ /ˈʌndɚ/

Being lower; being beneath something.

"The under-the-counter storage bin kept the extra supplies hidden. "

Illustration potato

potato noun

/pəˈteɪ.təʊ/ /pəˈteɪ.toʊ/

The tuber of a plant, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe; this plant.

"My family planted potatoes in our garden this spring. "

Illustration heated

heated verb

/ˈhiːtɪd/

To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").

"The oven was heated up to 350 degrees for the roast. "

Illustration grated

grated verb

[ˈɡɹeɪ̯ɾɪd]

To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars

"to grate a window"

Illustration dinner

dinner noun

/ˈdɪnə/ /ˈdɪnəɹ/

A midday meal (in a context in which the evening meal is called supper or tea).

"My dinner was a sandwich and some fruit, before I went to my afternoon class. "