skewer
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skewer¹
- /ˈskjuː.ə/ UK
- /ˈskjuː.ɚ/ US
Rhymes with -uːə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English skeuier, skuer, likely a variant of Middle English *skever, *skiver (compare Modern English skiver), probably of North Germanic origin, compare Icelandic skífa (“to slice”), Norwegian skive, Swedish skiva, Swedish skifer (“a slate”).
noun skewer a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 [Alt: {{{square}}} black queen] [Alt: {{{square}}} · the bishop can capture the white queen. · skewers
- A long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking. Larissa, 107 miles from Salonica, is reached at 10.33, and there is a halt of 17 min. while vendors of oranges, cheese, meat on skewers, sweetmeats, and Turkish coffee do a brisk trade.
- Food served on a skewer.
- A scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, exposes a less valuable piece.
Similar: brochette
verb skewers · skewering · skewered
- To impale on a skewer.
- To attack a piece which has a less valuable piece behind it.
- To severely mock or discredit. Parody, in its purest form, is an act of both mockery and appreciation. True masters of the practice possess a bone-deep understanding of their targets; they skewer because they love—or at least, because they’ve done their homework.
skewer²
- /ˈskjuː.ə/ UK
- /ˈskjuː.ɚ/ US
Rhymes with -uːə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From skew + -er.
noun skewers
- That which skews something.
adjective
- comparative form of skew: more skew
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: brochette
Translations
Every language
noun pin used to secure food during cooking
| Español | brocheta, fierrito, anticucho, pincho, chuzo, broqueta |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 꼬치 kkochi, 꼬챙이 kkochaeng'i |
| 日本語 | 串 kushi |
| 中文 | 烤肉叉 kǎoròuchā, 扦子 qiānzi |
| Português | espeto |
| Français | brochette, broche |
| Deutsch | Spieß, Spießchen |
| Italiano | legnetto |
| Ελληνικά | σούβλα soúvla |
| Română | frigare, țepușă |
| Русский | шампу́р šampúr, ве́ртел vértel |
| Tiếng Việt | xiên, xiên nướng thịt |
| עברית | שיפוד shipud |
verb to impale on a skewer
| Español | ensartar, espetar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 꼬치에 꿰다 kkochi-e kkweda, 꼬챙이에 꿰다 kkochaeng'i-e kkweda |
| 日本語 | 串に刺す kushi nisasu, 串刺しにする kushizashi ni suru |
| Português | empalar |
| Français | embrocher |
| Deutsch | aufspießen |
| Italiano | impalare |
| Ελληνικά | σουβλίζω souvlízo, διατρυπώ diatrypó |
| Русский | насаживать nasaživatʹ, пронзать pronzatʹ |
verb chess: to attack a piece with a less valuable piece behind
| Français | enfilade |
|---|---|
| Русский | лине́йный уда́р linéjnyj udár |
Talk about this word "skewer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/skewer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. skewer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/skewer "skewer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/skewer.Cite this
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title = {skewer},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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