souvlakia

British  

/ suːˈvlækɪə /

noun

1. a Greek dish of kebabs, esp made with lamb

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Etymology

Origin of souvlakia

C20: from Modern Greek

Example Sentences

He had already spent a couple of miserable years in Canada, serving dry-aged rib-eyes, mezze platters and souvlakia at an all-purpose Greek restaurant in Saskatoon.

From Washington Post

Some people will bring him food, including a Greek family that dropped off chicken souvlakia on Christmas Eve.

From Washington Post

And, of course, it had grills where they cooked steaks, chops and souvlakia.

From The Guardian

In their tidy brick apartment complex outside Düsseldorf, Mr. Kakoyiannis and Ms. Rapti settled down after the engineering club meeting and made a Sunday lunch of traditional Greek souvlakia, pita and garlicky tzatziki.

From New York Times

To the right of the rambling shop is an open taverna kitchen where lamb souvlakia or fresh calamari sizzle between flames on the large grill.

From Los Angeles Times