shashlik
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shashlik
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Borrowed from Russian шашлы́к (šašlýk), from Crimean Tatar şışlıq / шишлик (şişlik, “something to be cooked on a skewer”), ultimately from Turkic; compare Turkish şaşlık/ şişlik. Doublet of chislic.
noun shashliks · shashliki · shashlick · shashlyk · shaslik
- A form of shish kebab, originally made of marinated lamb meat. Men entered the room bearing skewers of tikas—kebabs or shashliki, we would call them—spitted chunks of lamb that had been roasted with onions and other seasoning.
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noun skewered dish
| Español | shashlik |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 샤실리크 syasillikeu |
| 日本語 | シャシリク shashiriku |
| 中文 | 串燒 /串烧 chuànshāo, 烤肉 kǎoròu, 串兒 /串儿 chuànr |
| Português | chachlik, shashlik |
| Français | chachlyk, chachlik |
| Deutsch | Schaschlik, Schaschlyk |
| Italiano | shashlik |
| Ελληνικά | σασλίκ saslík |
| Русский | шашлы́к šašlýk, шиш-кеба́б šiš-kebáb |
| العربية | شِيشْلِيك šišlīk |
| עברית | שישליק |
Talk about this word "shashlik." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shashlik. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. shashlik. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shashlik "shashlik." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shashlik.Cite this
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title = {shashlik},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-07}
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