shish taouk

English

grilled skewered chicken cubes

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɪʃ tæ.uːk/

Etymology 1

Turkish şiş (“skewer”) +‎ tavuk (“hen”)

Noun

shish taouk (usually uncountable, plural shish taouks)

1. Skewered chicken cubes that are grilled.

Related terms

• shish kebab

Etymology 2

shish taouk (Quebec-style chicken shawarma) platter

Coined by Abdallah Akkouche, of the Basha restaurant chain. See Etymology 1 above for the root words.

Noun

shish taouk (usually uncountable, plural shish taouks)

1. (Quebec) Chicken shawarma, as a platter or as a pita sandwich.

Translations

grilled skewered chicken cubes

• Arabic: شيش طاووق
• French: chich taouk (fr) m
• Turkish: tavuk şiş

chicken shawarma

• French: shish taouk (fr) m

French

shish taouk (Quebec-style chicken shawarma) platter

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiʃ ta.uk/

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Noun

shish taouk m (plural shish taouks)

1. (Quebec) shish taouk, chicken shawarma, as a plate or a pita sandwich

Related terms

• chich taouk

See also

• (Quebec): shawarma
• chawarma