shish kebab

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) 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. (countable) A crystal structure consisting of a central spine (the shish) and disks or lumps growing out from it (the kebab).

Synonyms

kabob

kebab

🥙

shashlik

Translations

broqueta

xix kebab

quebab

Schaschlik

Kebab

🥙

σουβλάκι κρέας

kebab

🥙

Kebab

kebap

kébab

chichekébab

spiedino

kebab

🥙

shish kebab

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌʃɪʃkəˈbæb/

Etymology

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