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braciola

American  
[brah-chee-oh-luh, brah-choh-, brah-chaw-lah] / ˌbrɑ tʃiˈoʊ lə, brɑˈtʃoʊ-, brɑˈtʃɔ lɑ /

noun

Italian Cooking.
  • braciolas,
    plural
  • braciole
    plural
  1. a flat piece of veal or beef rolled around a filling and baked in stock and wine.


Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of braciola

1940–45; < Italian: slice of meat roasted over coals, equivalent to brac ( e ) hot coal, ember (earlier bracia, bragia < Germanic; see braise) + -iola noun suffix


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It’s a versatile filling that pairs well with everything from sage brown butter sauce to the classic red sauce we serve on Christmas, studded with braciola, meatballs and hunks of pork shoulder.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2016

The restaurant will start with dinners, and a menu showcasing some old-time red-sauce dishes like beef braciola with broccoli rabe.

From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2016

I half-expected him to show up when my grandmother made braciola.

From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2013

We had what everyone always has at Frankies: crostini and some romaine hearts, beets, cold rib-eye salad, cavatelli and sausage and brown butter, meatballs, braciola marinara.

From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2011

Guests dined on house-made burrata cheese, an entree choice of beef braciole or cod almandine and lemon meringue tart with limoncello ice cream for dessert.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2024

It also boasts the best stuffed pastas and braciole I've ever enjoyed in my nearly thirty-three years.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2021

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Host Guy Fiere starts out in a 1940s Italian family eatery in Wilmington, Del., where beef braciole and meaty ravioli are made from scratch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2019

Lasagna, meatballs, sausage and braciole, were served first.

From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2017

After the first lady told Batali her favorite foods were steak and sweet potatoes, Batali served attendees sweet potato ravioli and beef braciole pinwheels.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 19, 2016

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