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

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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