The story
- Turkish · borrowed fromşiş kebap
- English todayshish kebab
From Turkish şiş kebap, from şiş (“skewer”) + kebap (“kebab”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
shish kebab
Today it means: A dish made of small pieces of meat, with or without vegetables, which are skewered on a wooden or metal stick and roasted in an oven or over an open fire. Full definition →
Turkish şiş kebap