Definitions
Etymologies
- Variant of the British English kebab, from Turkish kebap, from Arabic كباب (kabāb). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Charbroiled beef tenderloin kabob (4 oz) & black tiger shrimp marinated in our house vinaigrette.”
“I ordered a shish kabob and a shish tavouk kabob, which is chicken, $11.99.”
“I ordered the shish kabob, which is marinated chunks of filet mignon, skewered and charbroiled , served on a bed of fluffy basmati rice with grilled tomato, peppers and onions.”
“The Best Shawarma in Toronto I never i hade so good shaworoma like the one on lakshore place called the kabob house owner is very ...”
“Back in the 80s I used to employ a Californian who said 'kabob' and I thought he was mispronouncing 'kebab' but now after all these years I discover that US English has a different word.”
“The moist and mild dish, a delicately spiced hamburger textured kabob, presented a texture not many would associate with "kabob".”
“As for the Kebabs or also known as "shish kebab": Shish kebab is translated to 'skewer of grilled meat' and includes many variations of the kebab; therefore, there are several spellings, such as kabob, kebob, kebap, kabab, and kebab.”
“Opt for Greek salad, shish kabob, souvlaki (chicken, not lamb), fish cooked in tomatoes (or any fish dish), hummus or baba ganoush (two tablespoons), pita bread (one small), tabouleh.”
“Yes | No | Report from matt wasson wrote 17 hours 49 min ago cut into strips/nuggets, marinate in italian dressing, say 40 minutes .. wrap with 1/2 strip bacon, tooth pick or kabob stick, grill. if using wooden toothpick/kabob, use water in a cup to marinate wood while doing the meat. .prevents burning, use a little marindae as a baster as well.”
“The hope is that not just political involvement, but also kabob, music, poetry and dance can forge a new unity, one that's less fragmented but no less diverse.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘kabob’.
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Bob
He's everywhere.
bob, Bob, bobolink, nabob, bobbing, apple bobbing, Bob Dylan, ragtag and bobtail, plumb bob, kabob, discombobulate, earbob and 106 more...
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kebabs
All the spellings of that delicious Persian meat.
kebab, kebap, kabab, kebob, kabob, kibob, kebhav, kephav, qabab, kebop, keebaub, khubab and 2 more...
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Foodie
As much fun to say as they are to eat.
blueberry, cider, almond, apricot, asparagus, banana, fudge, foldover, flapjacks, filbert, fig, biscuit and 217 more...
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cross words
the good ole boys of the nyt crossword puzzle
oleo, oreo, stlo, amie, ares, eros, erato, sloe, ogee, apse, enola, ecru and 94 more...
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kimo2000's Words
pakalolo, miliated, voodoo, vindaloo, hacienda, acquiesce, addlepated, olio, akimbo, apropos, oogenesis, arugula and 181 more...
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Great Race Horse Names10
poetry in motion - words at work.
illuminator, bonk, testify to love, passion for gumbo, grimacing, above a whisper, jazz ensemble, dinner in the diner, marginal reality, scalding passion, you wont like it, umber and 216 more...
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spamdad's Words
lambic, weizenbock, bock, zymurgy, vade mecum, quotidian, sesquipedalian, eremite, sphragis, privation, aegis, sui generis and 275 more...
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whycome7k's hate list
word's that annoy me, make no sense, or just hard to pronounce
whom, jib, lollygagging, horse-playing, feminisim, emaciate, juxtaposition, eminent, gist, oxymoron, omni, ocre and 12 more...
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persian words in english
words originally derived from persian that have made it to english sometimes with several stops in intermediate languages
balcony, algorithm, arsenic, aubergine, azure, baghdad, beige, bombast, borax, bronze, caftan, calabash and 79 more...
Tweets
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fbharjo or kebab, possibly from Persian kabab کباب Aug 30, 2009