shish kebab

See also: shishkebab

English

American-style shish kebab on a barbecue

Etymology

From Turkish şiş kebap, from şiş (skewer) + kebap (kebab).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌʃɪʃkəˈbæb/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈʃɪʃkəbɑb/

Noun

shish kebab (countable and uncountable, plural shish kebabs)

  1. A dish made of small pieces of meat, with or without vegetables, which are skewered on a wooden or metal stick and roasted in an oven or over an open fire.
  2. (chemistry, countable) A crystal structure consisting of a central spine (the shish) and disks or lumps growing out from it (the kebab).
    • 1968, A. J. Pennings, Liquid-Crystal Phase Separation in Polymer Solutions, from Characterization of Macromolecular Structure, proceedings of a conference April 5–7, 1967, Warrenton, Virginia, page 219:
      The fibrillar crystals, which are known as shish-kebabs, develop when a 0.5% solution of polyethylene in xylene is cooled off at the rate of 1°C per hour with stirring…
    • 2007, Lingyu Li, Bing Li, Steve L. Kodjie, and Christopher Y. Li, Polyolefin Composites, ed. Domasius Nwabunma and Thein Kyu, chapter 18 Crystallization Behavior of Polyethylene/Carbon Nanotube Composites, section 18.3.1 PE/CNT Nanohybrid Shish-Kebabs Via Solution Crystallization, page 528:
      A shish-kebab polymer crystal usually consists of a central fibril (shish) and disk-shaped folded-chain lamellae (kebab) oriented perpendicularly to the shish as shown in Fig. 18.3a.
    • 2013, Wenbing Hu, Polymer Physics: A Molecular Approach, section 10.3 Crystalline Structures of Polymers, page 207:
      Such a shish-kebab-like crystal morphology is often called shish-kebab crystals.

Alternative forms

Translations

See also

References

  1. shish kebab”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Further reading

Finnish

Etymology

Turkish şiş kebap

Noun

shish kebab

  1. shish kebab (roasted meat dish)

Declension

Inflection of shish kebab (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative shish kebab shish kebabit
genitive shish kebabin shish kebabien
partitive shish kebabia shish kebabeja
illative shish kebabiin shish kebabeihin
singular plural
nominative shish kebab shish kebabit
accusative nom. shish kebab shish kebabit
gen. shish kebabin
genitive shish kebabin shish kebabien
partitive shish kebabia shish kebabeja
inessive shish kebabissa shish kebabeissa
elative shish kebabista shish kebabeista
illative shish kebabiin shish kebabeihin
adessive shish kebabilla shish kebabeilla
ablative shish kebabilta shish kebabeilta
allative shish kebabille shish kebabeille
essive shish kebabina shish kebabeina
translative shish kebabiksi shish kebabeiksi
abessive shish kebabitta shish kebabeitta
instructive shish kebabein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of shish kebab (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative shish kebabini shish kebabini
accusative nom. shish kebabini shish kebabini
gen. shish kebabini
genitive shish kebabini shish kebabieni
partitive shish kebabiani shish kebabejani
inessive shish kebabissani shish kebabeissani
elative shish kebabistani shish kebabeistani
illative shish kebabiini shish kebabeihini
adessive shish kebabillani shish kebabeillani
ablative shish kebabiltani shish kebabeiltani
allative shish kebabilleni shish kebabeilleni
essive shish kebabinani shish kebabeinani
translative shish kebabikseni shish kebabeikseni
abessive shish kebabittani shish kebabeittani
instructive
comitative shish kebabeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative shish kebabisi shish kebabisi
accusative nom. shish kebabisi shish kebabisi
gen. shish kebabisi
genitive shish kebabisi shish kebabiesi
partitive shish kebabiasi shish kebabejasi
inessive shish kebabissasi shish kebabeissasi
elative shish kebabistasi shish kebabeistasi
illative shish kebabiisi shish kebabeihisi
adessive shish kebabillasi shish kebabeillasi
ablative shish kebabiltasi shish kebabeiltasi
allative shish kebabillesi shish kebabeillesi
essive shish kebabinasi shish kebabeinasi
translative shish kebabiksesi shish kebabeiksesi
abessive shish kebabittasi shish kebabeittasi
instructive
comitative shish kebabeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative shish kebabimme shish kebabimme
accusative nom. shish kebabimme shish kebabimme
gen. shish kebabimme
genitive shish kebabimme shish kebabiemme
partitive shish kebabiamme shish kebabejamme
inessive shish kebabissamme shish kebabeissamme
elative shish kebabistamme shish kebabeistamme
illative shish kebabiimme shish kebabeihimme
adessive shish kebabillamme shish kebabeillamme
ablative shish kebabiltamme shish kebabeiltamme
allative shish kebabillemme shish kebabeillemme
essive shish kebabinamme shish kebabeinamme
translative shish kebabiksemme shish kebabeiksemme
abessive shish kebabittamme shish kebabeittamme
instructive
comitative shish kebabeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative shish kebabinne shish kebabinne
accusative nom. shish kebabinne shish kebabinne
gen. shish kebabinne
genitive shish kebabinne shish kebabienne
partitive shish kebabianne shish kebabejanne
inessive shish kebabissanne shish kebabeissanne
elative shish kebabistanne shish kebabeistanne
illative shish kebabiinne shish kebabeihinne
adessive shish kebabillanne shish kebabeillanne
ablative shish kebabiltanne shish kebabeiltanne
allative shish kebabillenne shish kebabeillenne
essive shish kebabinanne shish kebabeinanne
translative shish kebabiksenne shish kebabeiksenne
abessive shish kebabittanne shish kebabeittanne
instructive
comitative shish kebabeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative shish kebabinsa shish kebabinsa
accusative nom. shish kebabinsa shish kebabinsa
gen. shish kebabinsa
genitive shish kebabinsa shish kebabiensa
partitive shish kebabiaan
shish kebabiansa
shish kebabejaan
shish kebabejansa
inessive shish kebabissaan
shish kebabissansa
shish kebabeissaan
shish kebabeissansa
elative shish kebabistaan
shish kebabistansa
shish kebabeistaan
shish kebabeistansa
illative shish kebabiinsa shish kebabeihinsa
adessive shish kebabillaan
shish kebabillansa
shish kebabeillaan
shish kebabeillansa
ablative shish kebabiltaan
shish kebabiltansa
shish kebabeiltaan
shish kebabeiltansa
allative shish kebabilleen
shish kebabillensa
shish kebabeilleen
shish kebabeillensa
essive shish kebabinaan
shish kebabinansa
shish kebabeinaan
shish kebabeinansa
translative shish kebabikseen
shish kebabiksensa
shish kebabeikseen
shish kebabeiksensa
abessive shish kebabittaan
shish kebabittansa
shish kebabeittaan
shish kebabeittansa
instructive
comitative shish kebabeineen
shish kebabeinensa
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