Word Study
fondant
CIDE DICTIONARY
fondant, n. [F., lit., melting, p. pr. of fondre to melt, L. fundere. See Found to cast.].
A kind of soft candy, made of a thick creamy sugar paste by boiling solutions to the point of crystallization, and usually molded; as, cherry fondant. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fondant, n. a soft sweet of flavoured sugar.
Etymology
F, pres. part. of fondre melt f. L fundere pour
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