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braise

[breyz]
–verb (used with object), braised, brais⋅ing.
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.

Origin:
1760–70; < F braiser, deriv. of braise live coals < Gmc; akin to Sw brasa pyre, fire, whence brasa to roast, c. Dan brase
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braise   (brāz)   
tr.v.   braised, brais·ing, brais·es
To cook (meat or vegetables) by browning in fat, then simmering in a small quantity of liquid in a covered container.

[French braiser, from braise, hot charcoal, from Old French brese, of Germanic origin; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots.]
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braise 
1797, from Fr. braise "live coals," from O.Fr. brese "embers," ult. from W.Gmc. *brasa (as is It. bragia, Sp. brasa), from PIE *bhre- "burn, heat" (see brawn).
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