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chislic

/ˈt͡ʃɪzlɪk/

chislic noun: a dish of cubed, deep fried red meat (usually lamb) popular in part of South Dakota.

Noun

chislic (uncountable)

  1. A dish of cubed, deep fried red meat (usually lamb) popular in part of South Dakota.
    • While chislic originates in the Caucasus region of Europe and Russia, it is geographically associated with South Dakota.2018, Jonathan Deutsch, We Eat What?

Origin of chislic

Doublet of shashlik, ultimately from a Turkic language; based on the onset the closest candidates would be Turkmen çişlik or Kumyk чишлик (çişlik), or Crimean Tatar şışlıq (now şaşlıq). Supposedly introduced by a single individual from Crimea, perhaps dissimilated in English.

Questions about chislic

What does chislic mean?
Chislic means a dish of cubed, deep fried red meat (usually lamb) popular in part of South Dakota.
What part of speech is chislic?
Chislic is a noun.
How do you pronounce chislic?
Chislic is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɪzlɪk/.

Words near chislic in the dictionary

  1. Chislett
  2. Chisleu
  3. Chislev
  4. chisley
  5. Chisleys
  6. chislic
  7. chism
  8. Chismar
  9. Chismars
  10. chismed
  11. chisming

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