shish

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Turkish şiş (“skewer”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʃɪʃ/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪʃ

Adjective[edit]

shish (not comparable)

  1. (cooking) On a skewer.
    • 2013, Sophie McKenzie, The Medusa Project Collection:
      Ketty wanted one of those healthy kebabs, so we walked down to the kebab shop on Hanmore Park High Street. She ordered shish chicken and salad in a pitta.

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

shish (plural shishes)

  1. (chemistry) The spine of a shish kebab structure.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "shish." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster. 2002.

Anagrams[edit]

Kalasha[edit]

Noun[edit]

shish

  1. Alternative spelling of ṣiṣ
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