SHISH KEBAB Meaning of SHISH KEBAB in English [ ˌʃɪʃ kɪ'bab ]■ noun a dish of pieces of marinated meat and vegetables cooked and served on skewers.Originfrom Turk. şiş kebap , from şiş 'skewer' + kebap 'roast meat'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004