kebab

noun

ke·​bab kə-ˈbäb 

also

ˈkā-ˌbäb 

variants or kebob or less commonly kabob

: cubes of meat (such as lamb or beef) marinated and cooked with vegetables usually on a skewer

Examples of kebab in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Behind the grocery aisles, customers will also find a small restaurant serving Middle Eastern specialties like kebabs, shawarma, hummus and rice plates alongside burgers, sandwiches and breakfast items. — Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026

True, Dua Lipa has mostly lived in places where the de facto street food is a kebab, but work obligations put her in the land of hot dogs plenty. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

In Tehran, there’s an old custom of adding a raw egg yolk and butter to the rice served alongside kebabs. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

From the owner behind Istanbul Cuisine in Southlake and Truva in Colleyville, with an fan-favorite menu of lamb shank, red lentil soup, kebabs and baba ghanoush. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

ultimately from Arabic or Persian kabāb, from Turkish kebap

First Known Use

1673, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing kebab

• shish kebab

Rhymes for kebab

• nawab
• blob
• bob
• cob
• daub
• fob
• glob
• gob
• hob
• job
• knob
• lob