SHISH KEBAB

/shish" keuh bob'/

a dish consisting of kabobs broiled or roasted on a skewer. Also called shashlik, shashlick, shaslik .

[ 1910-15; siskebabi, equiv. to sis spit (cf. SHASHLIK) + kebap roast meat (cf. KABOB) + -i 3d sing. possessive suffix ]