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gratter
Old French · medieval
"to scrape, to grate"
to scrape, to grate, related to the browned, crusty topping scraped from a pan
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gratin
French · 1700s
"a dish with a browned crust topping"
settled in French for a dish topped with a browned crust
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gratin
English · 1846
"a dish baked with a browned crust on top"
adopted directly for the browned, crusty-topped baked dish
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