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braai.

A barbecue (grill), especially an open outdoor grill built specifically for the purpose of braaing.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɹaɪ̯/[ˈbɹʷaɪ̯]/ˈbɹaː/[ˈbɹʷaː]
  1. A barbecue (grill), especially an open outdoor grill built specifically for the purpose of braaing.

    South-Africa · countable · uncountable
  2. A social meeting including the braaing of meat; a cookout.

    Botswana · South-Africa · Zimbabwe · countable · uncountable
    Come over to our place for a braai.
  3. Meat cooked by this method.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈbɹaɪ̯/[ˈbɹʷaɪ̯]/ˈbɹaː/[ˈbɹʷaː]
  1. To grill meat over an open flame (not on a gas grill).

    South-Africa · ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

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

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