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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an oven or broiler equipped with a rotating spit on which meat cooks as it turns
2: a restaurant that specializes in roasted and barbecued meats

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: French rôtisserie, from Middle French rostisserie, from rostir to roast — more at roast Date: circa 1920 1. a restaurant specializing in broiled and barbecued meats 2. an appliance fitted with a spit on which food is rotated before or over a source of heat II. adjective Usage: often capitalized Etymology: from La Rotisserie Française, restaurant in New York City where a group of fans began the organization of a fantasy baseball league in 1979 Date: 1980 of, relating to, or being a sports league consisting of imaginary teams whose performance is based on the statistics of actual players <a rotisserie baseball league>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a restaurant etc. where meat is roasted or barbecued. 2 a cooking appliance with a rotating spit for roasting and barbecuing meat. Etymology: F r{ocirc}tisserie (as ROAST)