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satay

UK/ˈsæt.eɪ//sæˈteɪ/

satay noun: a dish made from small pieces of meat or fish grilled on a skewer and served with a spicy peanut sauce, originating from Indonesia and Malaysia.

satay: a dish made from small pieces of meat or fish grilled on a skewer and served with a spicy peanut...
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Noun

satay (countable and uncountable, plural satays)

  1. A dish made from small pieces of meat or fish grilled on a skewer and served with a spicy peanut sauce, originating from Indonesia and Malaysia.
    • Crabbe bought sateh for all: tiny knobs and wedges of fire-hot meat on wooden skewers, to be dipped in a lukewarm sauce of fire and eaten with slivers of sweet potato and cucumber.1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 107

satay meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Arabic and Malay

satay in Tamil

satay
சதை catai

satay in Tagalog

dish
satay

satay in Arabic

dish
سَاتِيه sātīh

satay in Malay

dish
sate
More languagesFewer languages
satay in Indonesian
satai
satay in Thai
สะเต๊ะ sà-dté
satay in Vietnamese
satê

Forms of satay

pluralsatays
alternative formsatai
alternative formsaté
alternative formsate
alternative formsateh

Origin of satay

From Malay sate (“satay”), ultimately from Tamil சதை (catai). Doublet of sosatie and shacha.

Words formed from satay

Phrases with satay

Words that rhyme with satay

Questions about satay

What does satay mean?
Satay means a dish made from small pieces of meat or fish grilled on a skewer and served with a spicy peanut sauce, originating from Indonesia and Malaysia.
What is satay in Tamil?
Satay in Tamil is சதை (catai). See Satay meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is satay?
Satay is a noun.
How do you pronounce satay?
Satay is pronounced /ˈsæt.eɪ/ (UK).
What is the plural of satay?
The plural of satay is satays.

Words near satay in the dictionary

  1. Satavahana dynasty
  2. Satavahanas
  3. satavaptan
  4. satavar
  5. Satawalese
  6. satay
  7. satay stick
  8. satay sticks
  9. satays
  10. SATB
  11. SATC

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: satay (page history and authors); சதை (Tamil) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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