braaivleisn.
/ˈbrʌɪvleɪs/, /ˈbrʌɪfleɪs/, U.S. /ˈbraɪvˌleɪs/, /ˈbraɪˌfleɪs/, South African English /ˈbraɪfleɪs/ South African.
An out-door meal, esp. a picnic, at which meat is grilled; a barbecue.
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the world > food and drink > food > meal > picnic or packed meal > [noun] > barbecue
barbecue1733
poke-out1874
wiener roast1907
cook-up1911
bar-b-q1926
BBQ1938
braaivleis1939
cookout1941
churrasco1949
braai1959
barbie1976
1939 A. W. Wells S. Afr. 410 Some Afrikaans words are used in English conversation, e.g...braaivleis.
1942 Cape Times 6 Nov. 3 A braaivleis in aid of war funds will be held at Alto, Helderberg.
1947 Cape Times 22 Dec. 9/7 Braaivleis Grillers.
1955 J. Packer Valley of Vines ii. 30 A braaivleis is a sort of barbecue, Hal. We cook our steaks and chops out of doors on the embers.
Derivatives
braai n. and v. transitive and intransitive.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > meat dishes > [noun] > broiled or grilled meat
collopc1440
braise1769
broil1822
braai1959
London broil1969
nyama choma1980
the world > food and drink > food > meal > picnic or packed meal > [noun] > barbecue
barbecue1733
poke-out1874
wiener roast1907
cook-up1911
bar-b-q1926
BBQ1938
braaivleis1939
cookout1941
churrasco1949
braai1959
barbie1976
the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > undergo cooking [verb (intransitive)] > perform grilling
carbonado1675
braai1959
the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > cook [verb (transitive)] > grill or broil
broilc1386
carbonado1610
carbonate1629
carbonade1634
grill1668
grillade1727
grid1884
pan-broil1901
braai1959
charbroil1971
1959 Cape Argus 10 Mar. 9/9 Buy and braai your own meat.
1959 Cape Times 11 Apr. 4/2 Chicken Braai at Somerset West.
1961 Cape Argus 11 Mar. 8/8 We picnic and we braai.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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