variants
or kebob
or less commonly kabob
: cubes of meat (such as lamb or beef) marinated and cooked with vegetables usually on a skewer
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The menu includes beetroot chaat, chili chicken bao; and chipotle paneer or chicken tikka kebabs.
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Turks telling Austrians that a kebab is better than a schnitzel.
—The Athletic Staff, The Athletic, 14 July 2024
Look for a variety of meat or seafood kebabs, plus some fun mashups like a yassa smash burger or crispy okra fries.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
Get The Recipe Okra and summer squash pair up with smoky sausage in this recipe to make ultra flavorful kebabs everyone in the family will enjoy.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 5 July 2024
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Turks telling Austrians that a kebab is better than a schnitzel.
—The Athletic Staff, The Athletic, 14 July 2024
Look for a variety of meat or seafood kebabs, plus some fun mashups like a yassa smash burger or crispy okra fries.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
Get The Recipe Okra and summer squash pair up with smoky sausage in this recipe to make ultra flavorful kebabs everyone in the family will enjoy.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 5 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for kebab
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“Kebab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kebab. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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