/ braɪ; NAmE / noun , verb
( SAfrE )
■ noun
1.
(also braai·vleis ) a social event at which food is cooked outdoors over an open fire :
We're having a braai at our place next Saturday.
a bring-and-braai (= everyone brings their own meat)
2.
the surface or piece of equipment where the fire is made
■ verb
[ vn , v ] ( braais , braai·ing or braaing , braaied ) to cook food over an open fire, especially as part of a social event
—compare barbecue
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WORD ORIGIN
Afrikaans .