souvlaki

[ soov-lah-kee ]

noun

, Greek Cooking.

1. a dish similar to shish kebab made with lamb.

Word History and Origins

Origin of souvlaki¹

1945–50; < Modern Greek soubláki small spit, derivative of soúbla spit, skewer ≪ Latin sūbula shoemaker's awl, equivalent to sū-, base of su ( ere ) to sew ¹ + -bula suffix of instruments