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satays

satays is the plural of satay.

Meaning of satay

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

Questions about satays

What is satays the plural of?
Satays is the plural of satay.

Words near satays in the dictionary

  1. satavar
  2. Satawalese
  3. satay
  4. satay stick
  5. satay sticks
  6. satays
  7. SATB
  8. SATC
  9. satcast
  10. satcasted
  11. satcaster

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