Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "braised" ita ce dafa (nama, kayan lambu, da dai sauransu) ta hanyar yin launin ruwan kasa a cikin kitsen, sa'an nan kuma a zuba a cikin ruwa kadan a cikin tukunya ko kwanon rufi har sai ya yi laushi. Wannan hanyar dafa abinci tana haifar da abinci mai ɗanɗano, taushi, da ɗanɗano.
