ROTISSERIE


Meaning of ROTISSERIE in English

I. rō-ˈtis-rē, -ˈti-sə- 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.