Definition of KEBAB

kebab

Plural: kebabs

Noun

  • A dish of pieces of meat and vegetables grilled on a skewer.
  • cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables
  • 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.
  • A shish kebab or any other food on a skewer.
  • A restaurant that sells kebabs
  • The outward growing portions of a shish kebab structure.
  • A Muslim, usually of southern European, Middle Eastern, or North African descent.
  • The vulva.
  • A menu icon of three vertical dots.

Verb

  • To roast in the style of a kebab.
  • To stab or skewer.

Examples

  • Let's go to the kebab after the club.
  • Placing KEBAB on the board, she imagined a delicious meal as she earned points.

Origin / Etymology

From Arabic كَبَاب (kabāb), partly through Urdu, Persian and Turkish kebap. Doublet of cevapi. See the Arabic entry for more.

Scrabble Score: 13

kebab: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
kebab: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
kebab: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

kebab: valid Words With Friends Word