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souvlakia

British  
/ suːˈvlækɪə /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of souvlakia

C20: from Modern Greek

Example Sentences

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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

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

From The Guardian • Jul. 14, 2019

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

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