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brochette

brochette

7.9
Small pieces of meat and vegetables cooked on a metal or wooden stick
  • noun
  • /broʊˈʃɛt/
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  • The grilled brochette of prawns was served on a bed of cherry tomatoes.

Examples

  • Picked some wild mushrooms and made a brochette.

  • He ordered beer and a chicken brochette from the open-flame barbecue built into the wall across the room from where he was seated.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • He ordered a chicken brochette from the barbecue restaurant nearby.

  • On weekend nights, diners often enjoy beef brochette with a glass of wine.

Synonyms

grillades
vsbrochette
7.6

Small cuts of meat cooked on a grill or griddle and served as a dish

is cooked on a skewer and can include vegetables as well

Surface Forms

brochette singular
brochettes plural

Etymology

Brochette comes from the French word broche meaning 'spit' or 'skewer' and the small ending -ette meaning 'little'. So brochette became the name for the food on that 'little skewer' — small pieces of meat or vegetables grilled on a stick.