rotisserie

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noun

ro·​tis·​ser·​ie rō-ˈti-sə-rē 

-ˈtis-rē

1

: a restaurant specializing in broiled and barbecued meats

2

: an appliance fitted with a spit on which food is rotated before or over a source of heat

rotisserie

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adjective

variants often Rotisserie

: of, relating to, or being a sports league consisting of imaginary teams whose performance is based on the statistics of actual players

a rotisserie baseball league

Examples of rotisserie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Colorado had proposed limiting soft drinks as part of a package of changes, including allowing food assistance to pay for ready-to-eat hot foods, such as grocery store rotisserie chickens, Colorado SNAP director Teri Chasten said at the Board of Human Services’ meeting Friday morning. —Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026

This recipe uses rotisserie chicken, but cook your own or used canned to save money. —Josh Miller, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026

Adjective

Four offset barrel smokers — plus two rotisserie smokers and two hog cookers — fill the massive pit room. —Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2026

This vibrant soup can be made with chicken breast or shredded rotisserie chicken. —Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French rôtisserie, from Middle French rostisserie, from rostir to roast — more at roast

Adjective

from La Rotisserie Française, restaurant in New York City where a group of fans began the organization of a fantasy baseball league in 1979

First Known Use

Noun

1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1980, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

rotisserie

noun

ro·​tis·​ser·​ie

rō-ˈtis-(ə-)rē

: an appliance fitted with a spit on which food is rotated before or over a source of heat