Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Greek dish consisting of pieces of seasoned meat roasted on skewers.
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- noun any of several
Greek dishes such as kalamaki,giros ,kebab andshawarma - noun a wrapped
pancake dish filled with meat, salad and some kind of sauce or dressing, commonly called akebab
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun made of lamb
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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(ronald-lovesicily) - souvlaki is short for souvla and souvla is essentially a big skewer while souvlaki is a small skewer - souvla takes big chunks of meat and souvlaki little ones. tzatziki (or talatouri as it is called in cyprus) - is wonderful with also some mint in addition to the yogurt, cucumber, garlic, olive oil and salt...
Lamb Souvlaki for a Friday night Niki 2005
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Or is it spending $2.50 on a souvlaki from a street vendor?
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Most shops that sell them aren't run by Greeks anymore, but Lebanese and Turkish, but the name souvlaki has entered the Australian conscious and that's still what everyone asks for.
Lamb Souvlaki for a Friday night Niki 2005
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The best chicken souvlaki is definitely Gene’s coffee shop on 60th and Madison.
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Tender spiced skewers called souvlaki, feta-cheese-stuffed hamburgers called bifteki and a range of oven-roasted meats with potatoes, green beans, eggplant and tomatoes can be found on every menu.
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It combines cheap traditional food, including the marinated kebabs called souvlaki, with the sleek decor of a European bistro.
News 2012
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It combines cheap traditional food, including the marinated kebabs called souvlaki, with the sleek decor of a European bistro.
News 2012
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The celebration will feature traditional Greek dishes such as souvlaki (shish kabob), gyro,
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The celebration will feature traditional Greek dishes such as souvlaki (shish kabob), gyro,
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The celebration will feature traditional Greek dishes such as souvlaki (shish kabob), gyro,
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