brochette

noun

bro·​chette brō-ˈshet 

: skewer

also : food broiled on a skewer

Examples of brochette in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As a child, Mamba's mother sold chapati and brochettes at the bustling markets of Bujumbura to feed her family. — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 15 May 2024

Fish in clay pot with seafood sauce, lobster with chocolate, lamb-shrimp brochette, paella, sea bass in rock salt, steaks. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024

There is also a world of ground-meat kebabs out there, which might be called koftas, brochettes or seekh kebabs. — Katie Workman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2023

Pair with a goulash or brochette that includes chicken, lamb and beef. — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 22 May 2022

Stuffed with cheese and wrapped in bacon, shrimp brochette did its humble work over Cajun dirty rice that seemed neither especially Cajun nor dirty. — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 19 Dec. 2019

Start with a plate of goodies from the raw bar, then try the oyster brochettes with remoulade or the cod with rosemary and potatoes—and it's known throughout Provincetown for its service. — Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2018

Word History

Etymology

French, from Old French brochete, from broche pointed tool — more at broach

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing brochette

• en brochette

Rhymes for brochette

• abet
• asset
• baguette
• banquette
• barbette
• beget
• beset
• binet
• briquette
• brunet
• brunette
• burette