rotisserie
[ roh-tis-uh-ree ]
/ roʊˈtɪs ə ri /
noun
a small broiler with a motor-driven spit, for barbecuing fowl, beef, etc.
verb (used with object), ro·tis·ser·ied, ro·tis·ser·i·ing.
to broil on a rotisserie.
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Origin of rotisserie
1865–70; <French: roasting place
Words nearby rotisserie
Roth's spots, rôti, rotifer, Rotifera, rotiform, rotisserie, Rotisserie League Baseball, rotl, roto, rotogravure, roton
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At a rotisserie chicken shop, we ask after refugees from Baghdad.
British Dictionary definitions for rotisserie
rotisserie
/ (rəʊˈtɪsərɪ) /
noun
a rotating spit on which meat, poultry, etc, can be cooked
a shop or restaurant where meat is roasted to order
Word Origin for rotisserie
C19: from French, from Old French rostir to roast
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