souvlaki
noun
sou·vla·ki süv-ˈlä-kē 
variants or less commonly souvlakia
süv-ˈlä-kē-ə
: shish kebab
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Think moussaka, pastichio and grilled souvlaki, as well as chicken and vegetarian brochettes. 
Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2022 Enerjy serves various Mediterranean and Greek specials like spanakopita, pork souvlaki, lula kebabs, beet hummus, and gyros. Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022 Think moussaka, pastichio grilled souvlaki as well as chicken and vegetarian brochettes. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2022 From kefta kebabs and tandoori chicken skewers to lamb souvlaki, Thai moo ping and negima yakitori, my hand will always gravitate to anything grilled on a stick. Asha Loupy, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2022 Of course, there is Papa Cristo’s, the famous Greek taverna opened since 1948, where my call is usually the half chicken or lamb souvlaki. Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022 There’s a lemon-rice soup, long a staple at local Greek restaurants; mushroom queso birria tacos; an aguachile appetizer; chicken souvlaki; split pea falafel; and a chicken shawarma skewer. Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 May 2022 The flagship location opened in Hoover in 2021, and the menu features such Greek dishes as souvlaki, gyros, kefta and falafel. Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al, 19 Jan. 2022 The event has shifted to a drive-through format, offering food, including gyros, souvlaki, baklava and more. Michael Norman, cleveland, 28 May 2021 See More
Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2022 Enerjy serves various Mediterranean and Greek specials like spanakopita, pork souvlaki, lula kebabs, beet hummus, and gyros. Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022 Think moussaka, pastichio grilled souvlaki as well as chicken and vegetarian brochettes. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2022 From kefta kebabs and tandoori chicken skewers to lamb souvlaki, Thai moo ping and negima yakitori, my hand will always gravitate to anything grilled on a stick. Asha Loupy, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2022 Of course, there is Papa Cristo’s, the famous Greek taverna opened since 1948, where my call is usually the half chicken or lamb souvlaki. Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022 There’s a lemon-rice soup, long a staple at local Greek restaurants; mushroom queso birria tacos; an aguachile appetizer; chicken souvlaki; split pea falafel; and a chicken shawarma skewer. Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 May 2022 The flagship location opened in Hoover in 2021, and the menu features such Greek dishes as souvlaki, gyros, kefta and falafel. Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al, 19 Jan. 2022 The event has shifted to a drive-through format, offering food, including gyros, souvlaki, baklava and more. Michael Norman, cleveland, 28 May 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Modern Greek soublakia, plural of soublaki, from diminutive of soubla skewer, from Middle Greek, from Latin subula awl, from suere to sew — more at sew
First Known Use
1942, in the meaning defined above