"fondu" meaning in French

See fondu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fɔ̃.dy/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-fondu.wav [France, Lyon] Forms: fondus [plural]
Etymology: From Early Medieval Latin fundūtus (“melted”). Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|la-eme|fundūtus|t=melted}} Early Medieval Latin fundūtus (“melted”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} fondu m (plural fondus)
  1. fade Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fondu-fr-noun-AJl4uMJP
  2. (film, video) fade Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fondu-fr-noun-AJl4uMJP1 Categories (other): Film, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 12 52 36 Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fondu enchaîné

Verb

IPA: /fɔ̃.dy/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-fondu.wav [France, Lyon] Forms: fondue [feminine], fondus [masculine, plural], fondues [feminine, plural]
Etymology: From Early Medieval Latin fundūtus (“melted”). Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|la-eme|fundūtus|t=melted}} Early Medieval Latin fundūtus (“melted”) Head templates: {{fr-past participle}} fondu (feminine fondue, masculine plural fondus, feminine plural fondues)
  1. past participle of fondre Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: fondre
    Sense id: en-fondu-fr-verb-z8dns1aU

Inflected forms

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          "_dis": "12 52 36",
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