brochette

English

Marinated chicken on brochettes

Etymology

Borrowed from French brochette, diminutive of broche (“spit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɹəʊˈʃɛt/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

brochette (plural brochettes)

1. A small skewer or spit on which small pieces of meat, fish or vegetables are roasted or broiled.
2. Food cooked on such a device.

   Coordinate terms: kebab, alambre

Derived terms

• en brochette

Translations

small skewer or spit

• Bulgarian: шишче (bg) n (šišče)
• Swedish: grillspett (sv) n
• Turkish: broşet

Anagrams

• Boettcher

French

Etymology

From broche +‎ -ette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁɔ.ʃɛt/

• Audio:

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Noun

brochette f (plural brochettes)

1. brochette (skewer)
2. brochette (meat)
3. small brooch

Further reading

• “brochette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.