Nearby words
sharptail mola, sharpy, sharra, sharrie, shashi, shashlik, shasta, shasta daisy, shasta, mount, shastra, shastracara
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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British Dictionary definitions for shashlik
shashlik
shashlick
/ (ʃɑːʃˈlɪk, ˈʃɑːʃlɪk) /
noun
a type of kebab
Word Origin for shashlik
from Russian, of Turkic origin; compare shish kebab
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