rarebit
pronunciation
How to pronounce rarebit in British English:
UK [ˈreəbɪt]
How to pronounce rarebit in American English:
US [ˈrerbɪt]
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- Noun:
- cheese melted with ale or beer served over toast
Word Origin
- rarebit (n.)
- 1785, perversion of (Welsh) rabbit, as if from rare (adj.) + bit (n.). See Welsh.
Example
- 1. On these occasions she was always especially tender and would put out his slippers to warm and cook his favourite dish-welsh rarebit with wild strawberries-for supper .