kebap

roast meat

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A close view of grilled meat and vegetable chunks threaded onto metal skewers resting across a plain plate, with exposed skewer tips and browned surfaces clearly visible.

noun

kebab

kih-BAHB/kɪˈbɑːb/

Food grilled in pieces, traditionally on a skewer.

Etymology

kebabTurkishroast meat

Turkish kebap means 'roast meat'; the English word refers more specifically to pieces roasted on a skewer. The skewer is explicit in the fuller expression shish kebab.

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