From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
fondue
n 1: cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped
in any of various sauces [syn: fondu]
2: hot sauce-like melted cheese or chocolate in which bread or
fruits are dipped [syn: fondu]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
fondue \fon`due"\ (f[o^]n"d[.u]"), a. [F. fondu, p.p. of fondre
to melt, blend. See Found to cast.]
Melted. [Also spelled fondu.]
[PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Fondu \Fon`du"\ (f[o^]n"d[.u]"), a. [F. fondu, p.p. of fondre to
melt, blend. See Found to cast.]
1. Blended; gradually changing or passing into each other by
subtle gradations; -- said of colors or of the surface or
material on which the colors are laid.
2. Melted. [Also spelled fondue.]
[PJC] Fondue
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Fondue \Fon`due"\, n. [Also erroneously Fon`du".] [F. See
Fondu; cf. Fondant.]
1. (Cookery) A dish made of cheese, eggs, butter, etc., often
seasoned with kirsch and white wine, melted together, and
usually used as a dip for pieces of bread.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. (Cookery) A dish consisting of pieces of solid food cooked
in or dipped into a hot sauce; as, beef fondue.
[PJC]