English

some kebabs

Alternative forms

• kabob, kebap, kabab, kebob

Noun

kebab ‎(plural kebabs)

1. (Britain) A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit, especially a doner kebab.
2. (US) A shish kebab or any other food on a skewer.
3. (slang, offensive, ethnic slur) A Muslim, usually of Arab descent.
4. (slang, vulgar, Britain) ****.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

kebab ‎(third-person singular simple present kebabs, present participle kebabbing, simple past and past participle kebabbed)

1. (transitive) To roast in the style of a kebab.
2. (transitive, slang) To stab or skewer.
   • 2003, Julian Roup, A Fisherman in the Saddle (page 32)

     I see myself and Quest falling over backwards and his body rolling off my legs, and that wicked metal pommel winking in the sun, having almost kebabbed me.

See also

• shashlik
• gyros
• shawarma
• souvlaki
• suya

References

1. ↑ Angus Stevenson (editor), Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 6th Edition (Oxford University Press, 2007, ISBN 9780199206872)

Finnish

Etymology

From Turkish kebap.

Noun

kebab

1. kebab (dish of skewered meat and vegetables)

Declension

Synonyms

• (colloquial) kebbe

French

Etymology

From Turkish kebap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə.bab/

Noun

kebab m ‎(plural kebabs)

1. kebab (dish of skewered meat and vegetables)

Alternative forms

• kébab

Italian

Etymology

From Turkish kebap, from Arabic کباب ‎(kabāb, “fried meat”).

Noun

kebab m ‎(invariable)

1. kebab (dish of skewered meat and vegetables)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Turkish kebap, from Arabic کباب ‎(kabāb, “fried meat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keːbɑb/
• Rhymes: -ɑb

Alternative forms

• (slang) bab

Noun

kebab m

1. kebab (dish of skewered meat and vegetables)

Inflection

Derived terms

• hvalkebab
• rullekebab

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Turkish kebap, from Arabic کباب ‎(kabāb, “fried meat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keːbɑb/
• Rhymes: -ɑb

Alternative forms

• (slang) bab

Noun

kebab m

1. kebab (dish of skewered meat and vegetables)

Inflection

Derived terms

• kvalkebab
• rullekebab

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛ.bap/

Noun

kebab m inan

1. doner kebab
2. (colloquial, metonymically) restaurant or bar that serves this food

Declension

Usage notes

The incorrect genitive singular form kebaba is extremely common.

Noun

kebab m anim

1. (ethnic slur) Muslim person, especially of Turkish descent

Declension

Portuguese

Noun

kebab m (plural kebabs)

1. kebab (dish of skewered meat and vegetables)

Spanish

Noun

kebab m ‎(plural kebabs)

1. kebab (dish of skewered meat and vegetables)

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

kebab c

1. kebab (dish of skewered meat and vegetables)

Declension

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