sosatie

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noun

A kebab of curried meat on a skewer (usually not pork), cooked over an open flame or on the braai.

OriginAfrikaans sosatie ← Malay sosatie ← Betawi sesaté →
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Meanings

nounsosatie (countable and uncountable, plural sosaties)

plural sosaties

  1. South AfricacountableuncountableA kebab of curried meat on a skewer (usually not pork), cooked over an open flame or on the braai.

Origin

  1. Tamilசதை (catai)
  2. Javaneseꦱꦠꦺ (saté)
  3. Balinesesaté
  4. Balinesesesatébor.?
  5. Betawisesaté
  6. Malaysosatie
  7. Afrikaanssosatie
  8. Englishsosatie

Unadapted borrowing from Afrikaans sosatie, from Malay (Cape Malay) sosatie, from Betawi sesaté (“spiced meat on a skewer”), ultimately from Tamil சதை (catai). Doublet of satay and shacha.

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Ossetia
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APA

sosatie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sosatie

MLA

“sosatie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sosatie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sosatie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sosatie.

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