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brochette

American  
[broh-shet, braw-shet] / broʊˈʃɛt, brɔˈʃɛt /

noun

  • brochettes
    plural
  1. a skewer for use in cooking.


adjective

  1. see en brochette.

brochette British  
/ brɔʃɛt, brɒˈʃɛt /

noun

  1. a skewer or small spit, used for holding pieces of meat, etc, while roasting or grilling

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of brochette

First recorded in 1705–10; from French; Old French brochete; see broach, -ette

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In New York, it's difficult to get away with gummy quenelles de brochette.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2018

A trolley selling sandwiches stood where once the onboard chef in pristine whites could be found creating mouth-watering dishes like flambéed Bourbon shrimp or zesty brochette of Dijon lamb.

From BBC Jan. 9, 2015

My brochette of scallops lay on a giant raviolo, soggy in a seasick green sauce.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2010

For us, the sate kambing, a brochette of succulent, almost caramelized lamb was the star of the entrees.

From New York Times Jul. 21, 2010

The common ones are used to fasten pieces of meat together; to roast or bake small birds, liver in brochette, etc., etc.

From Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks by Pierre Blot

There is also a world of ground-meat kebabs out there, which might be called koftas, brochettes or seekh kebabs.

From Washington Times Jun. 30, 2023

The extra R translates the delirious opulence of a drink that people see fit to garnish with crab legs and lobster tails and oysters en brochettes.

From Slate Dec. 31, 2014

Otherwise, your host will continue to roast you just like his tasty lamb brochettes.

From New York Times Jul. 1, 2010

Madame Manec brings her omelets, cassoulet, brochettes of fish, fabricating miracles out of ration tickets and the dregs of her cupboards, but Marie-Laure refuses to eat.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Sauté.—When prepared as directed below, cut it in pieces as directed for kidney in brochettes.

From Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks by Pierre Blot

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