shish taouk

Today it means: Skewered chicken cubes that are grilled. Full definition →

shish taouk · noun¹

From Turkish şiş (“skewer”) + tavuk (“hen”).

Coined by Abdallah Akkouche, of the Basha restaurant chain. See Etymology 1 above for the root words.

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