Fondant Definition

fŏndənt
noun
A soft, creamy confection made of sugar, water, and cream of tartar, used as an icing and a candy, and esp. as a filling for other candies.
Webster's New World
A candy containing this paste.
American Heritage
Dark chocolate.
Wiktionary
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Fondant

Noun

Singular:
fondant
Plural:
fondants

Origin of Fondant

  • French from present participle of fondre to melt from Latin fundere gheu- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • 19th century. From French fondant (“melting”), from fondre (“to melt”), from Latin fundere (“to melt”).

    From Wiktionary

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