Meaning & use
braciole
Last updated
Meaning
nouncountable or uncountable
An Italian dish of thin slices of meat, usually beef, rolled around a filling of cheese, herbs and breadcrumbs and cooked in tomato sauce.
Grammar: Often used in the plural form for several rolls or for the dish: braciole is served with pasta.
Patterns
- braciole in tomato sauce
- make braciole
My aunt serves braciole with spaghetti every Sunday.
The braciole simmered slowly in a rich tomato sauce.
He ordered the veal braciole and a glass of red wine.
Common combinations
- beef braciole
- Beef braciole is a classic Sunday dish.
- stuffed braciole
- She made stuffed braciole with garlic and parsley.
- braciole in sauce
- The braciole in sauce cooked for two hours.
- roll the braciole
- Roll the braciole tightly and tie it with string.
Synonyms and how they differ
- roulade
- Roulade is a general French word for a rolled slice of meat or cake, while braciole is specifically Italian and cooked in sauce.
- beef olive
- Beef olive is the British name for a very similar rolled and stuffed slice of beef.
- involtini
- Involtini is the broader Italian word for any small rolls of meat or vegetables, while braciole is usually larger and slow cooked.
Word family
- bracioline noun
- smaller version of the dish
- braciola noun
- the Italian singular, meaning a single cutlet or chop
Commonly confused: braciole or brasciole?
braciole vs brasciole
Brasciole is an alternative spelling you may see, while braciole is the standard form.
Practice
Which description best matches braciole?
Choose one answer.
Braciole are thin slices of meat rolled around a filling and cooked in sauce. The other options are different Italian foods.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “braciole”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.