braai meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

braai

noun

/ˈbɹaɪ̯/ · [ˈbɹʷaɪ̯]

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

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

Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe A social meeting including the braaing of meat; a cookout.

Meat cooked by this method.

verb

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

South Africa, Ambitransitive To grill meat over an open flame (not on a gas grill).

[…] so we decide to braai some ribs for supper.2015 June 1, Pamela Power, Ms Conception, Penguin Random House South Africa, →ISBN:
You sniff the air. Smoke. Spices. One of the residents on the road has been, or perhaps is still, braaing.2018, Tsitsi Dangarembga, This Mournable Body, Faber & Faber (2020), page 89: