kebab C2+ Topic:Food & Drink US /kəˈbɑb/ UK /kɪˈbæb/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun pieces of meat or vegetables roasted or grilled on a skewer They grilled lamb kebab over charcoal until the edges were charred. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · pieces of meat or... skewershishbrochettekabob Word family Related forms kebabs Etymology AI details From Arabic kabāb ('grilled meat'), borrowed into English via Turkish kebap and Persian/Urdu. The ultimate origin may be a Semitic root meaning 'to char or roast'. kebap Turkish kabāb Arabic View etymology graph -> Topics Food & Drink External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # kebab **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /kəˈbɑb/ **IPA (UK):** /kɪˈbæb/ ## Meanings 1. pieces of meat or vegetables roasted or grilled on a skewer ## Examples - They grilled lamb kebab over charcoal until the edges were charred. ## Synonyms - skewer - shish - brochette - kabob ## Related Forms - kebabs ## Roots and Affixes - Root: kebap - Root: kabāb ## Etymology From Arabic kabāb ('grilled meat'), borrowed into English via Turkish kebap and Persian/Urdu. The ultimate origin may be a Semitic root meaning 'to char or roast'. ## AI Etymology Kebab comes from Arabic kabāb ('grilled meat'), borrowed into English via Turkish kebap and Persian/Urdu. The ultimate origin may be a Semitic root meaning 'to char or roast'. The etymological trail includes Turkish kebap, Arabic kabāb. The same word family includes kebabs. Its current noun use means "pieces of meat or vegetables roasted or grilled on a skewer". ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown