Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

braize

/bɹeɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: braize
IPA: /bɹeɪz/

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A European marine fish, Pagrus pagrus, allied to the American scup; the becker. The name is sometimes applied to the related species.

noun

Dated form of braise (“meat cooked by braising”).

Dated

noun

Alternative spelling of braze (small charcoal for melting ore)

verb

Dated form of braise.

Dated

Example Sentences

"The fuel was wood, either alone or mixed with peat, or pure peat - as in the north of Lancashire - or mineral coal, but most frequently it was small charcoal, called braise or braize."
"braizing meat"

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps akin to English barse (“bass, perch”) and English bream.

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

braizes (plural) braizes (present, singular) braizing (participle, present) braized (participle, past) braized (past)

Synonyms

braise brazier

Homonyms

braise braze brays

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce braize?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɹeɪz/.
What does braize mean?: A European marine fish, Pagrus pagrus, allied to the American scup; the becker. The name is sometimes applied to the related species.
Where does braize come from?: Unknown. Perhaps akin to English barse (“bass, perch”) and English bream.

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