rotisserie en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɹəʊˈtɪ.sə.ɹi/
- /ɹəʊˈtɪs.ɹi/
- /ɹəˈtɪs.ɹi/
- /ɹəˈtɪ.sə.ɹi/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From French rôtisserie, from rôtir ‘to roast’. Doublet of rosticceria and roastery.
Meanings
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A cooking device with which food is roasted on a rotating spit.
Rotisseries cook with dry heat, but the continual rotation of foods as they cook helps maintain their natural juices.
2010, Regina S. Baraban, Joseph F. Durocher, Successful Restaurant Design, page 150:The Italians are famous for their little windup rotisseries that cook in wood—burning ovens.
2010, Diane Phillips, The Ultimate Rotisserie Cookbook, page v:Rotisserie broilers cook meats and other foods by turning them slowly in front of electric or gas-powered heating elements.
2011, Wayne Gisslen, Professional Cooking, 7th edition, page 47:There will be no more misery / When the world is our rotisserie
1959, Tom Lehrer, “We Will All Go Together When We Go”:Rotisseries are essentially self-basting because most of the juices stay on the meat and distribute across it while the rotisserie is being turned.
2007, Dan Huntley, Lisa Grace Lednicer, Extreme Barbecue: Smokin' Rigs and 100 Real Good Recipes, page 279:
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A shop or restaurant selling food cooked in this manner.
Restaurants, chop-houses, rotisseries, abound in every part^([of San Francisco]).
1871, D. Appleton, Appletons' Hand-Book of American Travel: Western Tour, page 124:We refuse to be drawn into the debate over which of St. Barts' two rotisseries is the best. They're both good.
1983, Sandra Hart, Best of the Caribbean, 1984, Fisher Travel Guides, page 215:Rue Chaouia, opposite the central market, is the best place for a quick bite, with a line of rotisseries, stalls and restaurants serving roast chicken, brochettes and sandwiches until past midnight.
2009, Tom Masters, Europe on a Shoestring, page 818:
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(US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of rotisserie baseball, synonym of fantasy baseball.
alt of rotisserie baseballalt of synonym of fantasy baseball
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(US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of rotisserie sports, synonym of fantasy sports.
alt of rotisserie sportsalt of synonym of fantasy sports
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rotisseries | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| rôtisserie | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
rotisserie sports · roto · rotisserie baseball · rotisserize
Relateds
Translations (21)
vi rô-ti (cooked meat shop featuring rotisserie cooked meat) · es roticería (cooked meat shop featuring rotisserie cooked meat) · de Drehspieß (device, roasting rotating broiler) · fi varras (device, roasting rotating broiler) · ca rostisseria (cooked meat shop featuring rotisserie cooked meat) · fi varrasravintola (cooked meat shop featuring rotisserie cooked meat) · fi pyörivä varras (device, roasting rotating broiler) · fi grilliravintola (cooked meat shop featuring rotisserie cooked meat) · es rotisería (cooked meat shop featuring rotisserie cooked meat) · ga róstóir (device, roasting rotating broiler) · ca rostidor (device, roasting rotating broiler) · fr rôtisserie (cooked meat shop featuring rotisserie cooked meat) · es rostisería (cooked meat shop featuring rotisserie cooked meat) · es spiedo (device, roasting rotating broiler) · pl rotiseria (cooked meat shop featuring rotisserie cooked meat) · fr rôtissoire (device, roasting rotating broiler) · es rosticería (cooked meat shop featuring rotisserie cooked meat) · pl rożen (device, roasting rotating broiler) · id rotiseri (device, roasting rotating broiler) · es espiedo (device, roasting rotating broiler) · fi varrasgrilli (device, roasting rotating broiler)