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broil

n.
US //ˈbɹɔɪɫ// UK //bɹˈɔɪl// broil Archaic
Synonyms
Etymology 1

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”)

Etymology 2

From Middle English broilen (“to quarrel, present in disorder”), from Anglo-Norman broiller (“to mix up”), from Vulgar Latin brodiculāre (“to jumble together”) from brodum (“broth, stew”), from Frankish broþ (“broth”), from Proto-Germanic bruþą (“broth”).

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