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 • Mar. 14, 2022

As a housewarming present , my dad bought me my own foukou, the motorised grill used for cooking souvlakia.

From The Guardian • Jul. 14, 2019

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

From The Guardian • Jul. 14, 2019

One day, during a shoot for a Jamie Oliver book in Athens, someone was cooking souvlakia on the grills and it was like a slap around the face.

From The Guardian • Jul. 14, 2019