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- noun South Africa See
braai .
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Examples
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There the barbecue is known as a 'braai' or 'braaivleis' - literally 'grill' or 'meat grill' and is done properly and with skill.
Archive 2007-07-15 2007
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There the barbecue is known as a 'braai' or 'braaivleis' - literally 'grill' or 'meat grill' and is done properly and with skill.
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Mandela said it was a pity he hadn't invited Prinsloo to his inauguration and wished him the best of luck, saying they should have a "braaivleis" (barbeque) some time.
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On Wednesdays and Saturdays during the grape picking season, the Old Age Home prepare delicious "braaivleis" lances as a fundraising project.
unknown title 2009
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On Wednesdays and Saturdays during the grape picking season, the Old Age Home prepare delicious "braaivleis" lances as a fundraising project.
unknown title 2009
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"The word rooibos is as South African as the words biltong, braaivleis and rugby," according to John Mann, a representative of rooibos farmers in Wuppertal.
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Mandela also invited Lombard, stationed at the Yeoville depot and who has been a pedal-pushing postman for 33 years, to attend a braaivleis with him.
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He said they were systematically beaten to death while the policemen had drinks and ate from the braaivleis.
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He said they were systematically beaten to death while the policemen had drinks and ate from the braaivleis.
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Mtjikelo described how he went to the farm on a Sunday while the Smiths were having a braaivleis (barbeque).
she commented on the word braaivleis
An outdoor meal, esp. a picnic, at which meat is grilled; a barbecue (Afrikaans, lit. "grilled meat," f. braai, to grill + vleis, meat, flesh).
August 8, 2008