shish ke·bab also shish ke·bob or shish ka·bob (sh sh k -b b )n. A dish consisting of pieces of seasoned meat and sometimes vegetables roasted on skewers and served with condiments. [Armenian shish kabab, from Turkish  i kebab : i, skewer + kebab, qualifying (possessive) form of kebap, roasted meat (probably from Arabic kab b, cooked meat in small pieces, possibly from Aramaic kabbb, burning, charring, from kabbeb, to char, roast, probably from Akkadian kabbu, to burn; see kbb in Semitic roots).] |
shish kebab [ˈʃiːʃ kəˈbæb]
n
(Cookery) a dish consisting of small pieces of meat and vegetables threaded onto skewers and grilled
[from Turkish şiş kebab, from şiş skewer; see kebab]
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