kebab

== English == === Alternative forms === kabaab, kabob, kebap, kabab, kebob === Etymology === Ultimately from Arabic كَبَاب (kabāb), partly through Hindustani (Hindi and Urdu), Punjabi, Persian and Turkish kebap. Doublet of cevapi. See the Arabic entry for more. === Pronunciation === (General Australian) IPA(key): /kəˈbæb/ Rhymes: -æb (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɪˈbæb/ (usual), IPA(key): /kɪˈbɑːb/ (less common) Rhymes: -æb (General American) IPA(key): /kɪˈbɑb/ Rhymes: -ɑːb === Noun === kebab (plural kebabs) (UK) A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit, especially a doner kebab. (Australia) A hand-held dish consisting of pieces of meat roasted on an upright skewer mixed with fresh vegetables and sauces and rolled up in a round piece of unleavened bread. (US) A shish kebab or any other food on a skewer. A restaurant that sells kebabs (chemistry) The outward growing portions of a shish kebab structure. (slang, offensive, ethnic slur) A Muslim, usually of southern European, Middle Eastern, or North African descent. (slang, vulgar, UK) The vulva. (graphical user interface) A menu icon of three vertical dots. Coordinate terms: meatball, hamburger, bento ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === kebab (third-person singular simple present kebabs, present participle kebabbing, simple past and past participle kebabbed) (transitive) To roast in the style of a kebab. (transitive, slang) To stab or skewer. Synonyms: run through, spear; see also Thesaurus:stab, Thesaurus:impale === See also === gyros shashlik shawarma souvlaki suya === References === === Further reading === kebab on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “kebab”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈkɛbap] === Noun === kebab m inan kebab (dish, whether shish kebab or donner kebab) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “kebab”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech) “kebab”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Turkish kebap, Derived from Arabic كَبَاب (kabāb). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [keˈbɑb] === Noun === kebab (singular definite kebabben, plural indefinite kebbaber) kebab (seasoned meat grilled on a spit), esp. doner kebab ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== lammekebab rullekebab == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Turkish kebap, from Arabic كَبَاب (kabāb). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəˈbɑp/ Hyphenation: ke‧bab Rhymes: -ɑp === Noun === kebab m (uncountable, no diminutive) kebab (seasoned meat grilled on a spit), esp. doner kebab ==== Derived terms ==== kebabtent kebabzaak == Finnish == === Etymology === From Turkish kebap, from Arabic كَبَاب (kabāb). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkebɑb/, [ˈk̟e̞bɑ̝b] Rhymes: -ebɑb Syllabification(key): ke‧bab Hyphenation(key): ke‧bab === Noun === kebab kebab (dish of skewered meat and vegetables) Synonyms: (colloquial) kebu, kebbe ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kebab”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Alternative forms === kébab (post-1990 spelling) === Etymology === From Turkish kebap. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ke.bab/ === Noun === kebab m (plural kebabs) kebab (dish of skewered meat and vegetables) === Further reading === “kebab”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Alternative forms === kabab (nonstandard) === Etymology === From Arabic كَبَاب (kabāb), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *kabab- (“to burn, to roast”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəˈbap/, /kəˈbap̚/ Rhymes: -ap Hyphenation: kê‧bab === Noun === kêbab kebab: a dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit, especially a doner kebab a hand-held dish consisting of pieces of meat roasted on an upright skewer mixed with fresh vegetables and sauces and rolled up in a round piece of unleavened bread === Further reading === kebab on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia id == Italian == === Etymology === From Turkish kebap, from Arabic كَبَاب (kabāb, “fried meat”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /keˈbab/ Rhymes: -ab Hyphenation: ke‧bàb === Noun === kebab m (invariable) kebab (dish of skewered meat and vegetables) === References === == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === bab (slang) === Etymology === From Turkish kebap, from Arabic كَبَاب (kabāb). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /keːbɑb/ Rhymes: -ɑb === Noun === kebab m (definite singular kebaben, indefinite plural kebaber, definite plural kebabene) kebab (dish of skewered meat and vegetables) ==== Derived terms ==== hvalkebab rullekebab === References === “kebab” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === bab (slang) === Etymology === From Turkish kebap, from Arabic كَبَاب (kabāb). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /keːbɑb/, /keːbɑːb/ Rhymes: -ɑb === Noun === kebab m (definite singular kebaben, indefinite plural kebabar, definite plural kebabane) kebab (dish of skewered meat and vegetables) ==== Derived terms ==== kvalkebab rullekebab === References === “kebab” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Turkish kebap. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɛ.bap/ Rhymes: -ɛbap Syllabification: ke‧bab === Noun === kebab m animal or m inan (related adjective kebabowy) doner kebab, gyro (Turkish dish in which meat (typically seasoned lamb or mutton, but alternatively chicken or perhaps beef) is grilled on a revolving vertical spit; when cooked, the meat is sliced off and served with fresh vegetables in pita or rolled in a piece of unleavened flatbread) Synonym: (slang) kebs (colloquial, metonymic) restaurant or bar that serves doner kebab ==== Declension ==== === Noun === kebab m pers (derogatory, ethnic slur) Muslim person, especially of Turkish descent ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “kebab”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “kebab”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish) kebab in PWN's encyclopedia == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Noun === kebab m (plural kebabs) kebab (Turkish dish of skewered meat and vegetables) == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /keˈbab/ [keˈβ̞aβ̞] Rhymes: -ab Syllabification: ke‧bab === Noun === kebab m (plural kebabs) kebab, doner kebab (dish of skewered meat and vegetables) === Further reading === “kebab”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Turkish kebap. According to SO attested since the 1970s. === Pronunciation === === Noun === kebab c kebab, meat (often beef, sometimes lamb or pork) roasted on an upright skewer Coordinate term: (pork kebab) gyros doner kebab, dish of skewered meat and vegetables served in pita bread Synonym: kebab med bröd ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “kebab”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “kebab”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)