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shish kebab
(s̸his̸h′ kə bäb′)
a dish consisting of small chunks of marinated meat, esp. lamb, placed on skewers alternately with tomatoes, onions, green peppers, etc., and broiled
also shish kabob
Origin: Arm shish kabab < Ar shīsh, skewer + kabāb, kebab
See shish kebab in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also shish ke·bob or shish ka·bob
noun A dish consisting of pieces of seasoned meat and sometimes vegetables roasted on skewers and served with condiments.
Origin:
Origin: Armenian shish kabab
Origin: , from Turkish şiş kebabı
Origin: : şiş, skewer
Origin: + kebabı
Origin: , qualifying (possessive) form of kebap, roasted meat (probably from Arabic kabāb, cooked meat in small pieces, possibly from Aramaic kabbābā, burning, charring, from kabbeb, to char, roast, probably from Akkadian kabābu, to burn; see kbb in Semitic roots)
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