Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

broast

/bɹoʊst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: broast
IPA: /bɹoʊst/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fry (chicken or other food) in oil under pressure.

Transitive verb

noun

A meal cooked in this manner.

Example Sentences

"The Phillips Cafe is known for its Flavor Crisp broasted chicken, and Don keeps track of just how much of the crispy poultry pieces he sells each year."
"She ate a dollar-fifty-nine barbecue beef rib with broasted potatoes off a paper plate on the trunk of the Passat, waiting for Alberto to turn up […]"

Etymology

Blend of broil + roast, originally a trademark (broaster and broasted) established in the 1950s by the American inventor of the process, L. A. M. Phelan.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /bɹoʊst/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

broasts (present, singular) broasting (participle, present) broasted (participle, past) broasted (past) broasts (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

broaster broasterie

Questions

How do you pronounce broast?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɹoʊst/.
What does broast mean?: To fry (chicken or other food) in oil under pressure.
Where does broast come from?: Blend of broil + roast, originally a trademark (broaster and broasted) established in the 1950s by the American inventor of the process, L. A. M. Phelan.

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