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Definition braise

Etymology 1

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”). Perhaps from Gothic *????? (*brasa, “glowing coal”), from Proto-Germanic *bras? (“gleed, crackling coal”), Proto-Indo-European *b?res- (“to crack, break, burst”). Cognate with Icelandic brasa (“to harden by fire”). See burst.

Noun

braise (plural braises)

1. Alternative spelling of braze
2. A dish (usually meat) prepared by braising.
3. A sauce used for braising.

Verb

braise (third-person singular simple present braises, present participle braising, simple past and past participle braised)

1. (cooking) To cook in a small amount of liquid, in a covered pan, somewhere between steaming and boiling.
2. Alternative spelling of braze (joining non-ferrous metal using a molten filler metal)

Etymology 2

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Noun

braise (plural braises)

1. Pagellus bogaraveo, syn. Pagellus centrodontus (sea bream)

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