English Explanatory Dictionary

shish kebab

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dish made of small pieces of meat, with or without vegetables, which are skewered on a wooden or metal stick and roasted in an oven or over an open fire.
  2. A crystal structure consisting of a central spine (the shish) and disks or lumps growing out from it (the kebab).

Pronunciation

/ˌʃɪʃkəˈbæb/ /ˈʃɪʃkəbɑb/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-shish kebab.wav

Word forms

shish kebab shish kebabs shishkebab shish kabob shish kebob shishkabob shish kabab shishkebob

Etymology

From Turkish şiş kebap, from şiş (“skewer”) + kebap (“kebab”).

Related words

kafta kebab seekh kebab souvlaki
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