chaud-froid

See also: chaudfroid

English

Alternative forms

• chaudfroid

Etymology

Borrowed from French chaud-froid, literally "hot-cold".

Noun

chaud-froid (countable and uncountable, plural chaud-froids)

1. A type of food consisting of cooked meat or fish served cold in jelly or sauce.
   • 1890, Oscar Wilde, chapter XV, in The Picture of Dorian Gray:

     "Dorian," said Lord Henry at last, as the chaudfroid was being handed round, "what is the matter with you to-night? You are quite out of sorts."

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

chaud-froid m (plural chauds-froids)

1. chaud-froid

Further reading

• “chaud-froid”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.