Broast
//bɹoʊst// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A meal cooked in this manner.
Verb
- 1 To fry (chicken or other food) in oil under pressure. transitive
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
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.
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