shish

English

Etymology

From Turkish şiş (“skewer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɪʃ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪʃ

Adjective

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

• shish kebab
• shish taouk

Noun

shish (plural shishes)

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

Anagrams

• Shihs

Kalasha

Noun

shish

1. Alternative spelling of ṣiṣ