shish ke·bab also
shish ke·bob or
shish ka·bob Â
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KEYÂ
NOUN: - A dish consisting of pieces of seasoned meat and sometimes vegetables roasted on skewers and served with condiments.
ETYMOLOGY:Armenian
shish kabab, from Turkish
i kebab
:
i,
skewer +
kebab, qualifying (possessive) form of
kebap,
roasted meat (probably from Arabic
kab
b,
cooked meat in small pieces, possibly from Aramaic
kabbb,
burning, charring, from
kabbeb,
to char, roast, probably from Akkadian
kabbu,
to burn; see
kbb in Semitic roots)
