cevapi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Balkan food dish of minced meat.

Pronunciation

/t͡ʃɛˈvɑːpi/

Word forms

cevapi cevapis ćevapi

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian ćevapi / ћевапи, from Ottoman Turkish كباب (kebâp), from Arabic كَبَاب (kabāb) or Persian کباب (kabâb, “fried meat”). Doublet of kebab.

Related words

cevapcici ćevapčići
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