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kebab

or 첹·Dz

[ kuh-bob ]

noun

  1. Usually kebabs. small pieces of meat or seafood seasoned or marinated and broiled, often with tomatoes, green peppers, onions, or other vegetables, usually on a skewer.
  2. (in Indian English use) roast meat.
  3. Digital Technology. kebab menu ( def ).


kebab

/ əˈæ /

noun

  1. a dish consisting of small pieces of meat, tomatoes, onions, etc, threaded onto skewers and grilled, generally over charcoal Also calledshish kebabkabobcabob
“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
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of kebab1

First recorded in 1665–75; from Arabic, from Hindi 첹, from Turkish kebap “roast meat”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of kebab1

C17: via Urdu from Arabic roast meat
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Example Sentences

The Romanian village of Poeni has a couple of shops, a kebab grill and a pack of stray dogs.

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Then comes the cost of any drinks, taxis, late-night trips to the kebab shop.

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A Scottish butcher's kebab pie has taken the top spot as "pie of pies" at the British Pie Awards.

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He was eventually arrested at a kebab shop on 12 July 2023.

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Four police officers charged with affray following a fight in a Belfast kebab shop have been found not guilty.

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