We have five kinds of kebab.
Source: tatoeba (419805)
Kebab
/kəˈbæb/
Synonyms for "kebab" (12 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: shish kebab, doner kebab, kabob, kabobs, kebob.
- Sentence evidence is available for kebab, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "kebab".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "kebab"
Keep "kebab" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "kebab" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "kebab", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "kebab" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
Translations
92 translations across 65 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- qebab noun (dish)
Arabic
1 entries- كَبَاب noun (dish)
Armenian
1 entries- քյաբաբ noun (dish)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- kabab noun (dish)
Belarusian
2 entries- кеба́б noun (dish)
- шашлы́к noun (dish)
Bengali
1 entries- কাবাব noun (dish)
Bulgarian
2 entries- кеба́п noun (dish)
- кеба́пче noun (dish)
Burmese
1 entries- ကဘတ် noun (dish)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- تکە noun (dish)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 串燒 /串烧 noun (dish)
- 卡巴 noun (dish)
- 烤肉串 noun (dish)
Czech
1 entries- kebab noun (dish)
Danish
1 entries- kebab noun (dish)
Dutch
1 entries- kebab noun (dish)
Esperanto
1 entries- kebabo noun (dish)
Estonian
1 entries- kebab noun (dish)
Finnish
1 entries- kebab noun (dish)
French
3 entries- kebab noun (dish)
- kebap noun (dish)
- kébab noun (dish)
Galician
1 entries- kebab noun (dish)
Georgian
2 entries- მწვადი noun (dish)
- ქაბაბი noun (dish)
German
4 entries- Döner (doner kebab) noun (dish)
- Fleischspieß noun (dish)
- Kebab noun (dish)
- Kebap noun (dish)
Greek
1 entries- κεμπάπ noun (dish)
Gujarati
1 entries- કબાબ noun (dish)
Hebrew
2 entries- כַּבָּבּ noun (dish)
- קַבָּבּ noun (dish)
Hindi
1 entries- कबाब noun (dish)
Hungarian
2 entries- gírosz noun (dish)
- kebab noun (dish)
Indonesian
1 entries- kebab noun (dish)
Iranian Persian
1 entries- کَباب noun (dish)
Italian
1 entries- kebab noun (dish)
Japanese
2 entries- ケバブ noun (dish)
- 串焼き noun (dish)
Kazakh
1 entries- кәуап noun (dish)
Korean
1 entries- 케밥 noun (dish)
Kumyk
1 entries- кабап noun (dish)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- кебеп noun (dish)
Latin
1 entries- alchiebābat noun (dish)
Latvian
1 entries- kebabs noun (dish)
Lezgi
1 entries- кабаб noun (dish)
Lithuanian
1 entries- kebabas noun (dish)
Macedonian
2 entries- ражнич noun (dish)
- ќебап noun (dish)
Malay
1 entries- kebab noun (dish)
Marathi
1 entries- कबाब noun (dish)
Māori
1 entries- ōpūrau noun (dish)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- kebab noun (dish)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- kebab noun (dish)
Pashto
1 entries- کباب noun (dish)
Polish
1 entries- kebab noun (dish)
Portuguese
2 entries- kebab noun (dish)
- lanche grego noun (dish)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਕਬਾਬ noun (dish)
Romanian
1 entries- kebab noun (dish)
Russian
2 entries- кеба́б noun (dish)
- шашлы́к noun (dish)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- kèbab noun (dish)
- ražnjići noun (dish)
- ràžnjić noun (dish)
- ćèvāp noun (dish)
Sicilian
2 entries- chibbàb noun (dish)
- kebab noun (dish)
Slovak
1 entries- kebab noun (dish)
Slovene
2 entries- kebab noun (dish)
- ražnjič noun (dish)
Spanish
1 entries- kebab noun (dish)
Swahili
1 entries- mshikaki noun (dish)
Swedish
1 entries- kebab noun (dish)
Tagalog
1 entries- kebab noun (dish)
Tajik
1 entries- кабоб noun (dish)
Tatar
1 entries- кәбаб noun (dish)
Turkish
1 entries- kebap noun (dish)
Turkmen
1 entries- kebob noun (dish)
Ukrainian
2 entries- кеба́б noun (dish)
- шашли́к noun (dish)
Urdu
1 entries- کَباب noun (dish)
Uyghur
1 entries- كاۋاپ noun (dish)
Uzbek
1 entries- kabob noun (dish)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Adana is famous for its kebab and Hatay for its knafeh.
Source: tatoeba (1071096)
The "kebab murders" appear to be solved.
Source: tatoeba (1307299)
Year 2011's most notorious expression is "Kebab murders".
Source: tatoeba (1394632)
Showing 4 of 13 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "kebab"?
Closest matches include shish kebab, doner kebab, kabob, kabobs, kebob.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "kebab"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.