noun
kebab
kih-BAHB/kɪˈbɑːb/
Food grilled in pieces, traditionally on a skewer.
These kebabs have browned meat and vegetables threaded onto metal skewers.
Etymology
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.
In context
oh we have kebabs here but the chicken wrapped in season it's like a chicken chicken on skewers um and in a pita bread or you've got um uh Donna Kebab which is like strips of uh lamb
More examples
- We turn the chicken kebabs halfway through grilling.
- She brushes each vegetable kebab with olive oil.
- I serve shrimp kebabs over rice with lemon wedges.
Forms
kebab · kebabs
Similar words
- shish kebab
- Specifically names pieces of meat grilled on a skewer.
- satay
- Names Southeast Asian skewered meat, often served with peanut sauce.