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broil

Pronunciation: /bɹɔɪl/

The English word “broil” has 7 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To cook by direct, radiant heat.
  2. To expose to great heat.
  3. To be exposed to great heat.
  4. To cause a rowdy disturbance; embroil.
  5. To brawl.

noun

  1. Food prepared by broiling.
  2. A brawl; a rowdy disturbance.

Etymology

From Middle English broylen, brulen (“to broil, cook”), from Anglo-Norman bruiller, broiller (“to broil, roast”), Old French brusler, bruller (“to broil, roast, char”), a blend of two Old French verbs: * bruir (“to burn”), from Frankish *brōjan (“to burn, scald”) * usler (“to scorch”), from Latin ustulō (“to scorch”)

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