Etymology

kebab

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Today it means: A hand-held dish consisting of slices of meat or fish roasted on an upright skewer, usually mixed with fresh vegetables and sauces and served in flatbread, especially a doner kebab. Full definition →

Arabic كَبَاب ← Turkish kebap
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  1. Turkish · derived fromkebap
  2. Arabic · derived fromكَبَاب
  3. English todaykebab

Ultimately from Arabic كَبَاب (kabāb), partly through Hindustani (Hindi and Urdu), Punjabi, Persian and Turkish kebap. Doublet of cevapi. See the Arabic entry for more.

Words from the same roots

Arabicكَبَاب all →

cevapi

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