rotisserie
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
noun
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a rotating spit on which meat, poultry, etc, can be cooked
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a shop or restaurant where meat is roasted to order
Etymology
Origin of rotisserie
1865–70; < French: roasting place
Example Sentences
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Costco said that it has since removed any statements about preservatives from signs and online presentations for the rotisserie chicken.
From Salon
You can also use homemade, leftover rotisserie chicken if that’s in your fridge.
From Salon
Soup is the obvious recommendation for days when appetite has gone AWOL, but two in particular stand out as personal MVPs: the “tiny everything” pastina and rotisserie chicken congee.
From Salon
Costco’s famed $4.99 rotisserie chicken is under fire in a proposed class action lawsuit claiming that the big box warehouse falsely advertised that its birds were preservative free.
From Los Angeles Times
The Iceland location might sell fish jerky, but the concrete floors, rotisserie chickens and stacks of Kirkland jeans scream Americana.
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