souvlaki

[soov-lah-kee]

noun Greek Cookery.

a dish similar to shish kebab made with lamb.

Also souv·la·kia

[soov-lah-kyah] /suvˈlɑ kyɑ/.

Origin of souvlaki

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 sew¹ + -bula suffix of instruments

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British Dictionary definitions for souvlakia

souvlakia

noun

a Greek dish of kebabs, esp made with lamb

Word Origin for souvlakia

C20: from Modern Greek

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Word Origin and History for souvlakia

souvlaki

1959, from Modern Greek soublaki, from soubla "skewer," in classical Greek "awl," akin to Latin subula, from PIE *syu- (see sew (v)).