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shashlik

shashlik

7.4
Pieces of meat on a stick grilled over coals, often with vegetables
  • noun
  • /ˈʃæʃlɪk/
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  • During the summer festival, the smell of shashlik filled the air as vendors cooked skewers of marinated meat.

Examples

  • Just wanted to see if you wanted to get some... shashlik and golubtsy.

    TransSiberian (2008)

  • Shashlik.

    Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

  • Another got in beside Arkady with a skewer of shashlik wrapped in paper and handed pieces of meat around, including Arkady, not in a friendly fashion, more as if he were a despised guest.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • After a long day of hiking, we grilled shashlik over the campfire, enjoying the smoky flavor of the meat.

  • The family gathered outside to enjoy delicious shashlik served with fresh vegetables and laughter.

Synonyms

shish kebab
vsshashlik
4 2.8

Pieces of meat and vegetables on a skewer cooked over heat

is often not marinated, using plain grilled pieces instead

Surface Forms

shashlik singular
shashliks plural

Etymology

Shashlik comes from a Central Asian word made of shish ('skewer') and the ending -lik ('thing for'), so it originally meant 'meat on a stick'. This is just like a shish kebab, which is why shashlik now means pieces of meat grilled on a skewer.