chaud-froid C2+ Topic:Food & Drink US /ˌʃoʊˈfrwɑː/ UK /ˌʃəʊˈfrwɑː/ See IPA manual Freq #830056 Meanings 1 noun a prepared dish of meat, poultry, game, or fish cooked hot, then served cold under a decorative jellied sauce The chef served a chaud-froid of chicken glazed with pale aspic. 2 noun the rich sauce, often thickened with aspic or gelatine, used to coat such a cold dish A smooth chaud-froid concealed the joints of the arranged poultry. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a prepared dish of meat,... cold glazed dish 2 noun · the rich sauce, often... chaud-froid saucejellied sauce Word family Derived forms chaud-froids Related forms aspicgalantineforcemeat Etymology Borrowed from French chaud-froid, literally 'hot-cold.' The name describes food cooked while hot but presented cold, usually coated with a sauce that sets into a smooth decorative glaze. Topics Food & Drink External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # chaud-froid **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌʃoʊˈfrwɑː/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌʃəʊˈfrwɑː/ **Frequency rank:** 830056 ## Meanings 1. a prepared dish of meat, poultry, game, or fish cooked hot, then served cold under a decorative jellied sauce 2. the rich sauce, often thickened with aspic or gelatine, used to coat such a cold dish ## Examples - The chef served a chaud-froid of chicken glazed with pale aspic. - A smooth chaud-froid concealed the joints of the arranged poultry. ## Synonyms - cold glazed dish - chaud-froid sauce ## Derived Forms - chaud-froids ## Related Forms - aspic - galantine - forcemeat ## Etymology Borrowed from French chaud-froid, literally 'hot-cold.' The name describes food cooked while hot but presented cold, usually coated with a sauce that sets into a smooth decorative glaze. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown