Braise

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɹeɪz/
• Rhymes: -eɪz

From French braise ("live coals"), from Old French brese ("embers"), from Old Low Franconian; akin to Norwegian/Swedish braseld ("sparkling fire"), Norwegian/Swedish dialectal brasa ("to roast"), Danish dialectal brase ("to flambé, enflame").

Alain Rey, ed., Dictionnaire historique de la langue française, s.v. "braise" (Paris: Le Robert, 2006).

Full definition of braise

Noun

1. Alternative spelling of braize
2. A method of joining non-ferrous metal using a molten filler metal. Similar to soldering but distinct from welding in that the filler is melted but not the metal being joined.

Verb

1. (cooking) To cook in a small amount of liquid, in a covered pan. Somewhere between steaming and boiling.

Noun

1. ; the sea bream.

Synonyms

• (Pagellus centrodontus) becker

Anagrams

• braies, rabies, Serbia