broast
US/bɹoʊst/
broast verb: to fry (chicken or other food) in oil under pressure.
Verb
broast (third-person singular simple present broasts, present participle broasting, simple past and past participle broasted or broast)
- To fry (chicken or other food) in oil under pressure.
- The Phillips Cafe is known for its Flavor Crisp broasted chicken, and Don keeps track of just how much of the crispy poultry pieces he sells each year.2004, Joanne Raetz Stuttgen, Cafe Wisconsin: a guide to Wisconsin's down-home cafes, page 21
- She ate a dollar-fifty-nine barbecue beef rib with broasted potatoes off a paper plate on the trunk of the Passat, waiting for Alberto to turn up […]2009, William Gibson, Spook Country
Noun
broast (plural broasts)
- A meal cooked in this manner.
Forms of broast
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | broasts |
| present participle | broasting |
| past participle | broasted |
| past | broasted |
| past participle | broast |
| past | broast |
| Noun | |
| plural | broasts |
Origin of broast
Blend of broil + roast, originally a trademark (broaster and broasted) established in the 1950s by the American inventor of the process, L. A. M. Phelan.
Questions about broast
- What does broast mean?
- Broast means to fry (chicken or other food) in oil under pressure.
- What part of speech is broast?
- Broast can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce broast?
- Broast is pronounced /bɹoʊst/ (US).
- What is the past tense of broast?
- The past tense of broast is broasted.
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