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braai en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈbɹaː/ /aɪ̯/-ungliding
  • [ˈbɹʷaː] /aɪ̯/-ungliding
  • /ˈbɹaɪ̯/
  • [ˈbɹʷaɪ̯]

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans braai (“to grill”), from Dutch braden (“roast”).

Meanings

  1. (South-Africa, countable, uncountable) A barbecue (grill), especially an open outdoor grill built specifically for the purpose of braaing.
  2. (Botswana, South-Africa, Zimbabwe, countable, uncountable) A social meeting including the braaing of meat; a cookout.
    • Come over to our place for a braai.
  3. (uncountable) Meat cooked by this method.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
braais Number=Plur lexicographic

braai en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • audio
  • /ˈbɹaː/ /aɪ̯/-ungliding
  • [ˈbɹʷaː] /aɪ̯/-ungliding
  • /ˈbɹaɪ̯/
  • [ˈbɹʷaɪ̯]

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans braai (“to grill”), from Dutch braden (“roast”).

Meanings

  1. (South-Africa, ambitransitive) To grill meat over an open flame (not on a gas grill).
    • You sniff the air. Smoke. Spices. One of the residents on the road has been, or perhaps is still, braaing. 2018, Tsitsi Dangarembga, This Mournable Body, Faber & Faber (2020), page 89:
    • […] so we decide to braai some ribs for supper. 2015 June 1, Pamela Power, Ms Conception, Penguin Random House South Africa, →ISBN:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
braais Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
braaing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
braaied Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
braaied Tense=Past lexicographic
braaiing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Coordinates

barbie · chisa nyama · barbecue · BBQ · barbeque

Deriveds

spitbraai · braaivleis · bring-and-braai · minibraai