fondant

== English == === Etymology === 19th century. Unadapted borrowing from French fondant (“melting”), from fondre (“to melt”), from Latin fundere (“to melt”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɒndənt/, /fɒnˈdɒnt/, /fɒ̃ˈdɒ̃/, /fɔ̃ˈdɒ̃/ Rhymes: -ɒnt === Noun === fondant (countable and uncountable, plural fondants) (usually uncountable) A flavored, creamy sugar preparation, used for icing cakes or as a base for candies. (countable) A candy or cake filled with such a preparation. (food) A sugar dough, usually prepared as large sheets (rolled fondant), used in place of icing to cover large areas of cakes, composed of sugar, water, gelatin, glycerine. (usually uncountable) Fondue. (usually uncountable) The base or flux, in enamel, which is colored throughout by metallic oxide while in a state of fusion. (slang) Facial makeup (cosmetics), when used excessively. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== fondue ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === fondant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Category:Fondant on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Category:Fondant au chocolat on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == Dutch == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French fondant. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔnˈdɑnt/ Hyphenation: fon‧dant Rhymes: -ɑnt === Noun === fondant m or n (plural fondants, diminutive fondantje n) (Netherlands) fondant (sugary substance) (Belgium) dark chocolate ==== Derived terms ==== fondantsuiker == Finnish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French fondant === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfondɑnt/, [ˈfo̞ndɑ̝n̪t̪] Rhymes: -ondɑnt Syllabification(key): fon‧dant Hyphenation(key): fon‧dant === Noun === fondant synonym of fondantti ==== Usage notes ==== Finnish and English "fondant" do not mean same things. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “fondant”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔ̃.dɑ̃/ === Participle === fondant present participle of fonder present participle of fondre === Adjective === fondant (feminine fondante, masculine plural fondants, feminine plural fondantes) melting melt in the mouth (heraldry) stooping, as for prey; describes an eagle, falcon, etc. flying downward === Noun === fondant m (plural fondants) fondant (all senses) === Further reading === “fondant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French fondant. === Pronunciation === === Noun === fondant m (invariable) fondant (sugary substance) Synonym: pasta americana === Further reading === “fondant”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === French fondant. === Adjective === fondant m or n (feminine singular fondantă, masculine plural fondanți, feminine/neuter plural fondante) melting ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French fondant. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fonˈdan/ [fõn̪ˈd̪ãn] Rhymes: -an === Noun === fondant m (plural fondants) (Argentina, Cuba, Nicaragua) fondant (confectionery) === Further reading === “fondant”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “fondant”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA