brochette
1
7.9
Small pieces of meat and vegetables cooked on a metal or wooden stick
- noun
- /broʊˈʃɛt/
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brocheta
- The grilled brochette of prawns was served on a bed of cherry tomatoes.
Examples
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Picked some wild mushrooms and made a brochette.
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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.
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On weekend nights, diners often enjoy beef brochette with a glass of wine.
Synonyms
grillades
vsbrochette
1
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.