tikka

noun

tik·​ka ˈti-kə 

: an Indian dish of marinated meat cooked on a skewer

Examples of tikka in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The menu includes main courses such as beef Wellington, bangers and mash, a Wagyu burger, fish and chips, and chickpea tikka masala. — Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Fusion bites include chicken tandoori pizza, paneer, tikka masala pizza, chicken tikka burrito and paneer naan burrito. — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026

Tandoori Pizza is best known for combining classic Indian dishes, like tandoori chicken, malai paneer, curry chicken and chicken tikka and serving it on a pizza crust, the website showed. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026

At North Street, the menu blends Indian and Mexican flavors with dishes like curry queso and chicken tikka masala tacos. — Jill Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Hindi & Urdu tikkā small piece of meat, from Persian tikka

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tikka

• sicca
• wicca
• judaica