shashlik
noun
shashlik is spelled S-H-A-S-H-L-I-K: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shashlik means “A form of shish kebab, originally made of marinated lamb meat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shashlik is shashliks or shashliki.
How many letters and syllables are in shashlik?
| Letters | 8: S-H-A-S-H-L-I-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is shashlik?
Shashlik appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce shashlik?
Shashlik has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of shashlik
- shashliks plural
- shashliki plural
- shashlick
- shashlyk
- shaslik
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shashlik mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A form of shish kebab, originally made of marinated lamb meat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shashlik in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense skewered dish:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chachlyk, chachlik |
| German | Schaschlik, Schaschlyk |
| Portuguese | chachlik, shashlik |
| Spanish | shashlik |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does shashlik come from?
Borrowed from Russian шашлы́к (šašlýk), from Crimean Tatar şışlıq / шишлик (şişlik, “something to be cooked on a skewer”), ultimately from Turkic; compare Turkish şaşlık/ şişlik. Doublet of chislic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).