en brochette

American  

[en broh-shet, on, ahn braw-shet] / ɛn broʊˈʃɛt, ɒn, ɑ̃ brɔˈʃɛt /

adjective

1. Cooking. on a small spit or skewer.

   lamb cubes en brochette.

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en brochette British  

/ ɑ̃ brɔʃɛt /

adjective

1. (esp of meat) roasted or grilled on a skewer

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Etymology

Origin of en brochette

First recorded in 1885–90; from French: literally, “on (a) skewer”

Example Sentences

She was born on Christmas day in 1904, likes to cook kidneys en brochette, plays golf, skis.

From Time Magazine Archive

There is no other hotel in the world where you can get such chicken livers en brochette.

From Strictly business: more stories of the four million by Henry, O.

The porter's fires, over each of which sticks spitted with elephant meat en brochette were cooking, imparted a weird look to the river jungle grass and spectral trees.

From In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country by McCutcheon, John T.