shish kebab

Meaning

Noun

• 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.
• A crystal structure consisting of a central spine (the shish) and disks or lumps growing out from it (the kebab).

Origin

• From Turkish şiş kebap, from şiş + kebap.