braise

French

noun
Definitions
  • (singular or plural) embers
  • (slang) cash, dough

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French bresze inherited from Old French breze (gleed, burning coal, ember) derived from Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌰𐍃𐌰 (glowing coal) derived from Proto-Germanic *brasō (crackling coal, gleed, pyre, fire) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (burst, break, crack, separate, split).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰres-

Gloss

burst, break, crack, separate, split

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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