shashlik

American  

[shahsh-lik, shahsh-lik] / ʃɑʃˈlɪk, ˈʃɑʃ lɪk /

Or shashlick,

noun

1. shish kebab.

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shashlik British  

/ ʃɑːʃˈlɪk, ˈʃɑːʃlɪk /

noun

1. a type of kebab

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Etymology

Origin of shashlik

First recorded in 1925–30; from Russian shashlýk, from Turkic; compare Turkish şişlik “stewing meat,” equivalent to şiş “skewer” + -lik a suffix indicating relationship or origin ( a in the Russian word is unexplained); shish kebab

Example Sentences

After the hummus and seven vegetable salads, the meal unfolded with sweet-and-salty pistachio-dusted halloumi baklava, tender beef shashlik over creamy black-garlic toum, and a guava sorbet sundae.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

On the side of the next street a man prepared a fire to make shashlik while a woman sat nearby chatting.

From Reuters • Mar. 16, 2023

Many of the world’s great skewered dishes call for a pungent marinade, like lemongrass-laced Thai satay or oniony Russian shashlik.

From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2021

Rugged shashlik kebabs of beer-marinated pork or Georgian-style beef, the chunks of meat divided by pieces of onion, were the centrepiece of such meals.

From The Guardian • Jul. 22, 2020

The origin of the word shashlik is rooted in shish kebab, the Turkish and Arabic words for skewered meats.

From Washington Times • Jan. 27, 2018