brochette

noun

bro·​chette brō-ˈshet How to pronounce brochette (audio)
: skewer
also : food broiled on a skewer

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From the Waka food truck on Sunday will be a preview of its brochettes, grilled meat skewers and a staple street food of Burundi. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2024 The rooms are basic, but the food is excellent: for dinner there's marinated beef brochettes, fish curries, and local vegetables. Leah Feiger, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2023 As a child, Mamba's mother sold chapati and brochettes at the bustling markets of Bujumbura to feed her family. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 15 May 2024 Fish in clay pot with seafood sauce, lobster with chocolate, lamb-shrimp brochette, paella, sea bass in rock salt, steaks. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024 There is also a world of ground-meat kebabs out there, which might be called koftas, brochettes or seekh kebabs. Katie Workman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2023 Pair with a goulash or brochette that includes chicken, lamb and beef. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 22 May 2022 Stuffed with cheese and wrapped in bacon, shrimp brochette did its humble work over Cajun dirty rice that seemed neither especially Cajun nor dirty. Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 19 Dec. 2019 Start with a plate of goodies from the raw bar, then try the oyster brochettes with remoulade or the cod with rosemary and potatoes—and it's known throughout Provincetown for its service. Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2018

Word History

Etymology

French, from Old French brochete, from broche pointed tool — more at broach

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of brochette was in the 15th century

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“Brochette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brochette. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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