Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

braise

/bɹeɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: braise
IPA: /bɹeɪz/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of braze.

noun

A dish (usually meat) prepared by braising.

noun

A sauce used for braising.

verb

To cook in a small amount of liquid, in a covered pan, somewhere between steaming and boiling.

verb

Alternative spelling of braze (joining non-ferrous metal using a molten filler metal)

noun

Pagellus bogaraveo, syn. Pagellus centrodontus (sea bream)

Example Sentences

"Pot roast is typically a braise, as is osso buco."
"Braised cabbage is cooked in a braise of sliced bacon, one or two thickly sliced onions, one or two sliced carrots, parsley, thyme, a bay leaf, and stock to nearly cover."

Etymology

From French braise (“live coals”) and braiser (“to braise”, from the noun), from Old French brese (“embers”), from Old Low Franconian/Old Dutch; akin to Norwegian/Swedish braseld (“sparkling fire”), Norwegian/Swedish dialectal brasa (“to roast”), Danish dialectal brase (“to flambé, enflame”). Perhaps from Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌰𐍃𐌰 (*brasa, “glowing coal”), from Proto-Germanic *brasō (“gleed, crackling coal”), Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (“to crack, break, burst”). Cognate with Icelandic brasa (“to harden by fire”). See burst.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: braise, brese, -, *𐌱𐍂𐌰𐍃𐌰, *brasō, *bʰres-

Inflected Forms

braises (plural) braize (alternative, dated) braises (present, singular) braising (participle, present) braised (participle, past) braised (past)

Frequently Paired Words

charbroil griddle grill

Synonyms

becker

Homonyms

brays braize braze

Rhymes With

days ways plays raise phase praise phrase pays stays essays displays rays

Questions

How do you pronounce braise?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɹeɪz/.
What does braise mean?: Alternative spelling of braze.
Where does braise come from?: It is traced to French.

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