kebab

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   pieces of meat or vegetables roasted or grilled on a skewer

   They grilled lamb kebab over charcoal until the edges were charred.

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'.

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