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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a small spit or skewer

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: French, from Old French brochete, from broche pointed tool — more at broach Date: 15th century skewer; also food broiled on a skewer

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a skewer on which chunks of meat are cooked, esp. over an open fire. Etymology: F, dimin. of broche BROACH

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Brochette Bro`chette" (br[-o]`sh[e^]t"), n. [F., dim. of broche. See Broach, n.] (Cookery) A small spit or skewer. En bro`chette" ([aum]n) [F.], on a brochette; skewered.