raclette

raclette [rah-klet, ra-] Word Origin noun Swiss Cookery.

1. a dish made by heating a piece of cheese, as over a hearth, and scraping off the melted part onto a plate: served with boiled potatoes.
2. the cheese used in making this dish.

Origin of raclette Borrowed into English from French around 1930–35 British Dictionary definitions for raclette raclette noun

1. a Swiss dish of melted cheese served on boiled potatoes

Word Origin for raclette C20: from French, from racler to scrape, because the cheese is traditionally melted and scraped onto a plate