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English word braai comes from Old Dutch *brādan, Old Dutch *brādo, and later Middle Dutch braden (To burn. To heat. To roast, to broil.)
*brādan (Old Dutch)
*brādo (Old Dutch)
braden (Middle Dutch)
To burn. To heat. To roast, to broil.
brâden (Middle Dutch)
brade (Middle Dutch)
braad (Dutch)
braden (Dutch)
(transitive) to roast; to grill. (transitive, chiefly with meat) to pan-fry.
braai (Afrikaans)
A barbecue. A social meeting, including the braaing of meat. An open outdoor grill built specifically for the purpose of braaing (cooking) To grill meat over an open flame.
braaivleis (English)
(South Africa) A braai or barbecue.
braai (English)
(South African English, chiefly, cooking) To grill meat over an open flame. (South African English) A barbecue (grill), especially an open outdoor grill built specifically for the purpose of braaing.. (South African English) A social meeting, including the braaing of meat; a cookout.