# shish kebab

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌʃɪʃkəˈbæb/

## Definitions
1. A dish made of small pieces of meat, with or without vegetables, which are skewered on a wooden or metal stick and roasted in an oven or over an open fire.
2. A crystal structure consisting of a central spine (the shish) and disks or lumps growing out from it (the kebab).

## Etymology
From Turkish şiş kebap, from şiş (“skewer”) + kebap (“kebab”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shish-kebab