kebab
or ka·bob
[ kuh-bob ]
/ kəˈbɒb /
noun
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.
(in Indian English use) roast meat.
Also
ke·bob,
ka·bab,
ca·bob.
Origin of kebab
Words nearby kebab
Example sentences from the Web for kebab
“He would probably send me to the Taliban who would make a kebab of me,” he says.
Pakistan’s Gay Community Quietly Breaking Barriers |Ron Moreau, Sami Yousafzai |October 30, 2013 |DAILY BEASTMore important, we talked about our families, the best nontourist spots to hit, kebab joints, and antique map stores.
He worked as a used car salesman for a time, owned a convenience store, and even a kebab shop.
In prison, breakfast was bread and cheese; lunch was a kebab; dinner was a cold piece of meat with a tomato.
British Dictionary definitions for kebab
kebab
/ (kəˈbæb) /
noun
a dish consisting of small pieces of meat, tomatoes, onions, etc, threaded onto skewers and grilled, generally over charcoal
Also called: shish kebab, kabob, cabob
Word Origin for kebab
C17: via Urdu from Arabic
kabāb roast meat