shashlik
or shash·lick, shas·lik
[shahsh-lik, shahsh-lik]
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Origin of shashlik
1925–30; < Russian shashlýk < Turkic; compare Turkish şişlik stewing meat, equivalent to şiş skewer (cf. shish kebab) + -lik suffix of appurtenance (a in Russ word is unexplained)
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shashlik
shashlick
- a type of kebab
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Word Origin for shashlik
from Russian, of Turkic origin; compare shish kebab
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