Meat or vegetables cooked on a long skewer, as in 'shish kebab.'
From Turkish 'şiş,' meaning a skewer or spit. This word traveled through Turkish cuisine into English during the 20th century as Middle Eastern food became popular in English-speaking countries.
Shish kebab is a perfect example of how food words travel globally—'shish' is Turkish, 'kebab' is Persian, and together they describe a cooking method that's now enjoyed worldwide, each culture adding their own flavors!
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