kebab

or ka·bob

[ kuh-bob ]

/ kəˈbɒb /

noun

Usually kebabs. small pieces of meat or seafood seasoned or marinated and broiled, often with tomatoes, green peppers, onions, or other vegetables, usually on a skewer.

(in Indian English use) roast meat.

Nearby words

keaton, keaton, buster, keats, keats, john, keb, kebab, kebbi, keblah, keble, keble, john, kechua

Also ke·bob, ka·bab, ca·bob.

Origin of kebab

1665–75; < Arabic, Hindi kabāb < Turkish kebap roast meat. See shish kebab

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Examples from the Web for kabob

The kabob now made its appearance, wrapped up in thin cakes of fine wheaten flower.
The Pacha of Many Tales|Frederick Marryat
After a long time we chaffed him about the Sumana, and offered him a kabob for his thoughts.
The Secrets of a Kuttite|Edward O. Mousley

British Dictionary definitions for kabob (1 of 2)

kabob

/ (kəˈbɒb) /

noun

another name for kebab

British Dictionary definitions for kabob (2 of 2)

kebab

/ (kəˈbæb) /

noun

a dish consisting of small pieces of meat, tomatoes, onions, etc, threaded onto skewers and grilled, generally over charcoalAlso called: shish kebab, kabob, cabob

Word Origin for kebab

C17: via Urdu from Arabic kabāb roast meat

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Word Origin and History for kabob

kebab

"pieces of meat roasted on a skewer," 1813 (cf. shish kebab).