fondu
noun
fondu is a noun meaning “The graded shift from one color into another” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-O-N-D-U, and it appears about once in every 51 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of fondu is fondus.
What does fondu mean?
noun
- 1
The graded shift from one color into another.
- 2
Alternative spelling of fondue.
- 3
A lowering of the body by bending the knee of the supporting leg.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of fondu
- fondus plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is fondu?
Fondu appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does fondu come from?
Borrowed from French fondu (“melted”). Compare fondue.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).