fondant
A flavored, creamy sugar preparation, used for icing cakes or as a base for candiesA flavored, creamy sugar preparation, used for icing cakes or as a base for candies.
» I baked a cake and decorated it with fondant.
Meaning
6 senses(uncountable, usually)A flavored, creamy sugar preparation, used for icing cakes or as a base for candies.
Fondant
пома́дная ма́ссаpomádnaja mássa, пома́дкаpomádka
candy made of a thick creamy sugar paste
(countable)A candy or cake filled with such a preparation.
(countable, uncountable)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.
(uncountable, usually)Fondue.
fondant chocolate
fondant cheese
(uncountable, usually)The base or flux, in enamel, which is colored throughout by metallic oxide while in a state of fusion.
(countable, slang, uncountable)Facial makeup (cosmetics), when used excessively.
Examples
2 sentencesI baked a cake and decorated it with fondant.
Can you create a smooth finish on the cake with fondant?
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
19th century. Unadapted borrowing from French fondant (“melting”), from fondre (“to melt”)19th century. Unadapted borrowing from French fondant (“melting”), from fondre (“to melt”), from Latin fundere (“to melt”).
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Forms
plural: fondantsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable