shish taouk

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English[edit]

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grilled skewered chicken cubes

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Etymology 1[edit]

Turkish şiş (skewer) +‎ tavuk (hen)

Noun[edit]

shish taouk (usually uncountable, plural shish taouks)

  1. Skewered chicken cubes that are grilled.
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Etymology 2[edit]

shish taouk (Quebec-style chicken shawarma) platter

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

Noun[edit]

shish taouk (usually uncountable, plural shish taouks)

  1. (Quebec) Chicken shawarma, as a platter or as a pita sandwich.
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References[edit]

  1. ^ Brownstein, Bill (2005 October 26) “Shushed on shish”, in The Gazette[1], Montreal: Canwest, archived from the original on 6 January 2010

French[edit]

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shish taouk (Quebec-style chicken shawarma) platter

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʃiʃ ta.uk/
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Noun[edit]

shish taouk m (plural shish taouks)

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

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