Shashlik

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A form of shish kebab, originally made of marinated lamb meat. countable, uncountable

    "Men entered the room bearing skewers of tikas—kebabs or shashliki, we would call them—spitted chunks of lamb that had been roasted with onions and other seasoning."

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"Yakitori is similar to shashlik."

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian шашлы́к (šašlýk), from Turkic; compare Turkish şaşlık, Turkish şişlik. Doublet of chislic.

Related phrases

shish kebab

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