Word of the Day:
satay
What It 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.
Satay in Context
“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.”
Did You Know?
From Malay sate (“satay”), ultimately from Tamil சதை (catai). Doublet of sosatie and shacha.
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