KEBAB
What does "KEBAB" mean?
A dish of small pieces of meat, and often vegetables, grilled or roasted on a skewer.
Meanings
- Pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables cooked on a skewer or spit, often over a flame. He threaded the marinated lamb and peppers onto a kebab.
- A doner kebab; spiced meat shaved from a vertical rotisserie, usually served in flatbread. After the match they grabbed a kebab from the late-night stall. informal
Word origin
From Arabic 'kabab' (roasted or fried meat), by way of Persian, Urdu, and Turkish 'kebap'; entered English in the 17th century.
Remember it
KEBAB is a near-palindrome: KEB-AB; picture the skewer running straight through the middle B.
A little poem
Coals breathe orange light-
the skewer turns its small feast
slowly into smoke.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why did the skewer get promoted? It always managed to keep everything together under pressure.
What it teaches
Heat and a single line of order can turn scattered pieces into one good thing.
Quick facts
What does KEBAB mean?
A dish of small pieces of meat, and often vegetables, grilled or roasted on a skewer.
Is KEBAB a valid word?
Yes — KEBAB is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is KEBAB?
KEBAB has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does KEBAB come from?
From Arabic 'kabab' (roasted or fried meat), by way of Persian, Urdu, and Turkish 'kebap'; entered English in the 17th century.
What can KEBAB teach us?
Heat and a single line of order can turn scattered pieces into one good thing.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.