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shashlik

or shash·lick, shas·lik

[ shahsh-lik, shahsh-lik ]

shashlik

/ ʃɑːʃˈlɪk; ˈʃɑːʃlɪk /

noun

  1. a type of kebab
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of shashlik1

First recorded in 1925–30; from Russian shashlýk, from Turkic; compare Turkish şişlik “stewing meat,” equivalent to şiş “skewer” + -lik a suffix indicating relationship or origin ( a in the Russian word is unexplained); shish kebab
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Word History and Origins

Origin of shashlik1

from Russian, of Turkic origin; compare shish kebab

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