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Definition of rotisserie

rotisserie

/roʊˈtɪs.ɚ.i/
ro · tis · se · rie
Plural:rotisseries
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• noun

1

A cooking appliance equipped with a rotating metal spit on which meat or poultry is skewered and roasted evenly over or in front of a heat source.

Example

"The chef placed two whole chickens onto the rotisserie to slow-roast for the evening service."

2

A restaurant or specialty shop where meat and poultry are roasted on revolving spits and sold.

Example

"We stopped at a local rotisserie in the village to pick up a hot roast chicken for dinner."

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• Rhymes for rotisserie

• Nearby Words

roti
rotifer
rotini
rotisserie
rotor
rototill
rototiller

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the mid-19th century from French rôtisserie, from Old French rostir ('to roast'), which is of Germanic origin.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Rotisserie. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/rotisserie
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