Definition of au gratin

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au gra·tin  audio  ( grätn, grtn, gr-t) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
Covered with bread crumbs and sometimes butter and grated cheese, and then browned in an oven: potatoes au gratin.
ETYMOLOGY:
French : au, with the + gratin, scraping from the pan


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