souvlaki
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- noun
- /suˈvlɑːki/
- At the festival, we enjoyed delicious chicken souvlaki served with pita and a side of tzatziki.
- lamb souvlaki
- chicken souvlaki
- souvlaki skewers
Examples
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First, we have to look in the fridge, where the fish are lying on a plate next to chops and souvlaki.
Fiction book (1994) -
In the Greek festival you have the souvlaki stand, the raffle where they sell the car that, who or not, I never know anyone who won that stupid thing.
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To your little Greek souvlaki.
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The souvlaki was fresh and tasty too.
Blog text (20) -
There's a real romantic souvlaki stand out in front of your place.
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Close the tapas bars and ban souvlaki.
Blog text (15) -
I asked the souvlaki vendor on Mike's corner how Mike was.
Blog text (3) -
My little souvlaki.
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He helped the Souvlaki vendor and the juice vendor set up and break down in the morning and evening.
Blog text (3) -
As the sun sets, the group caravans to the excavation sites, then moves to the Eliki village central square where Katsonopoulou, Soter, and their crew schmooze the pols over ouzo and souvlaki.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
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4.5
Meat pieces on sticks that are grilled and served with spicy peanut sauce
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7.4
Pieces of meat on a stick grilled over coals, often with vegetables
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9.5
A Greek dish of small pieces of grilled meat on a stick, often served with pita or vegetables
Surface Forms
Etymology
Souvlaki comes from the Greek word souvla meaning 'skewer' and the small ending -aki meaning 'small'. So souvlaki literally means 'small skewer', which fits the dish of small pieces of meat cooked on a stick and often eaten in pita.