English

Noun

fondant ‎(countable and uncountable, plural fondants)

1. (usually uncountable) A flavored, creamy sugar preparation, used for icing cakes or as a base for candies.
2. (countable) A candy filled with such a preparation.
3. (usually uncountable) Fondue.

   fondant chocolate, fondant cheese

   • 2010, Paul Karr, Frommer's Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine (ISBN 0470730722):

     Start with a Cortland apple salad, beets with goat cheese fondant, […]

4. (usually uncountable) The base or flux, in enamel, which is colored throughout by metallic oxide while in a state of fusion.

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See also

• fondant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Fondant on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Fondant au chocolat on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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The blue bird on the yellow background (towards the bottom of the shield) is fondant; the yellow bird on the blue background is montant.

Adjective

fondant ‎(not comparable)

1. (heraldry) Stooping, as for prey: said of an eagle, a falcon, etc.

Finnish

Etymology

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Noun

fondant

1. Alternative term for fondantti.

Declension

Usage notes

• Finnish and English "fondant" do not mean same things.

French

Verb

fondant

1. present participle of fonder
2. present participle of fondre

Adjective

fondant m ‎(feminine singular fondante, masculine plural fondants, feminine plural fondantes)

1. melting
2. melt in the mouth

Noun

fondant f ‎(plural fondants)

1. fondant (all senses)

Spanish

Noun

fondant m ‎(plural fondants)

1. fondant (confectionery)