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The word kebab has ancient origins. It was popularized in the West by Turks to refer to a range of grilled and broiled meat, which may be cooked on skewers, including stews, meatballs, and many other forms. [3] [5] The word kebab likely came to English in the late 17th century from the Persian kabāb, partly through Hindustani, and Turkish.
The word kebab alone was already present in English by the late 17th century, from the Arabic: كَبَاب (kabāb), partly through Urdu, Persian and Turkish. [9] Etymologist Sevan Nişanyan states that the word has the equivalent meaning of "frying/burning" with "kabābu" in the old Akkadian language, and "kbabā/כבבא" in Aramaic. [10]
Doner kebab (UK: / ˈ d ɒ n ər k ɪ ˈ b æ b /; US: / ˈ d oʊ n ər k ɪ ˈ b ɑː b /; Turkish: döner or döner kebap, pronounced [dœˈnæɾ keˈbɑp]), also spelled as döner kebab, is a dish of Turkish origin made of meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie. [1]
A recipe of the Muslim Hausa people in northern Nigeria and southern Niger, this kebab has tastes of peanuts and spicy pepper and is sold by street vendors as a snack or entire meal. The kebabs are enjoyed with onion and bell pepper pieces. It is a traditionally Muslim kebab, prepared according to Halal methods. [32]
Shashlik, or shashlyck (Russian: шашлык shashlyk pronunciation ⓘ), is a dish of skewered and grilled cubes of meat, similar to or synonymous with shish kebab.It is known traditionally by various other names in the Caucasus, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, [1] [2] and from the 19th century became popular as shashlik across much of the Russian Empire and nowadays in former Soviet Union ...
Shish taouk or shish tawook [1] (Arabic: شيش طاووق; Hebrew: שישליק עוף; Turkish: tavuk şiş [2] [3]) is a traditional marinated chicken shish kebab of Ottoman cuisine that later became part of Middle Eastern cuisine. It is widely eaten in the Middle East and Caucasus. [4] A similar dish in Persian cuisine is the traditional ...
Adana kebab (Turkish: Adana kebabı) is a dish that consists of long, hand-minced meat, mounted on a wide iron skewer and grilled on an open mangal filled with burning charcoal. The kebab is named after Adana , the fifth-largest city of Turkey , and was originally known as the kıyma kebabı (lit: minced meat kebab ) or kıyma in Adana-Mersin ...
Thus many words in the list below, though originally from Persian, arrived in English through the intermediary of Ottoman Turkish language. Many Persian words also came into English through Urdu during British colonialism. Persian was the language of the Mughal court before British rule in India even though locals in North India spoke Hindustani.