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seekh kebab

seekh kebab noun: a dish from (Anglo-)Indian cuisine consisting of a mixture of minced meat (usually lamb), garlic and spices thinly wrapped around a skewer and grilled, usually in a tandoor.

Noun

seekh kebab (plural seekh kebabs)

  1. A dish from (Anglo-)Indian cuisine consisting of a mixture of minced meat (usually lamb), garlic and spices thinly wrapped around a skewer and grilled, usually in a tandoor.

Forms of seekh kebab

pluralseekh kebabs
alternative formsheek kebab

Origin of seekh kebab

Borrowed from Classical Persian سیخ کباب (sīx kabāb), via Urdu.

Questions about seekh kebab

What does seekh kebab mean?
Seekh kebab means a dish from (Anglo-)Indian cuisine consisting of a mixture of minced meat (usually lamb), garlic and spices thinly wrapped around a skewer and grilled, usually in a tandoor.
What part of speech is seekh kebab?
Seekh kebab is a noun.
What is the plural of seekh kebab?
The plural of seekh kebab is seekh kebabs.

Words near seekh kebab in the dictionary

  1. Seekerism
  2. seekers
  3. seekest
  4. seeketh
  5. seekh
  6. seekh kebab
  7. seekh kebabs
  8. seekhs
  9. seekin'
  10. seeking
  11. seeking a knot in a bulrush

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