shish kebab

[ shishkuh-bob ]

/ ˈʃɪʃ kəˌbɒb /

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noun

Sometimes shish ka·bob .Also called shashlik, shashlick, shaslik. a dish consisting of kebabs broiled or roasted on a skewer.

verb (used without object), shish-ke·babbed, shish-ke·bab·bing.

Sometimes shish-ka·bob . to broil or roast food on a skewer.

verb (used with object), shish-ke·babbed, shish-ke·bab·bing.

Sometimes shish-ka·bob . to broil or roast (food) on a skewer.

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Origin of shish kebab

First recorded in 1910–15; from Armenian shish kabab, from Turkish şişkebabι, equivalent to şiş “spit” + kebap “roast meat” + -ι 3rd singular possessive suffix; cf. shashlik, kebab

Words nearby shish kebab

shirttail, shirtwaist, shirtwaister, shirty, shisha, shish kebab, shishya, shiso, shit, shitake, shitcan

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How to use shish kebab in a sentence

He mistrusted the “shish-kebab temperament” of the conductor, the Armenian Alexander Melik-Pashayev.
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“He would probably send me to the Taliban who would make a kebab of me,” he says.
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Even kebab-eaters, reeling from the pub, will grasp a plastic fork to spare their fingers from the grease.
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More important, we talked about our families, the best nontourist spots to hit, kebab joints, and antique map stores.
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He worked as a used car salesman for a time, owned a convenience store, and even a kebab shop.
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He got a huge garlicky kebab and ate it in the lee of a frozen ATM shelter, wolfing it without tasting it.
Makers|Cory Doctorow
Some day a snowstorm will get under the runners and the balance of the descent will be but a single shish.
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But I cannot 'shish' loud enough to represent three thousand beasts coming down a snow-mountain on their tails!
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You know the row it makes since it was broken, and I heard some one say, 'Shish!
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British Dictionary definitions for shish kebab

shish kebab

/ (ˈʃiːʃ kəˈbæb) /

noun

a dish consisting of small pieces of meat and vegetables threaded onto skewers and grilled

Word Origin for shish kebab

from Turkish şiş kebab, from şiş skewer; see kebab

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