souvlaki

See also: Souvlaki and souvláki

English

Alternative forms

• souflaki, souvlakia

Etymology

From Greek σουβλάκι (souvláki).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: so͞ov-lăʹkē, IPA^(key): /suːvˈlæki/
• (General American) enPR: so͞ov-läʹkē, IPA^(key): /suːvˈlɑki/

Noun

souvlaki (countable and uncountable, plural souvlakis or souvlakia)

1. A Greek fast food consisting of pieces of meat and sometimes vegetables grilled on a skewer, variously also called kalamaki or kebab or, in sandwich form, gyro or shawarma.

   Synonym: kalamaki

2. A wrapped pancake dish filled with meat, salad and some kind of sauce or dressing, commonly called a kebab.

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: souvlaki (nl) m
• French: souvlaki (fr) m, souvláki (fr) m
• Greek: σουβλάκι (el) n (souvláki)
• Hindi: सूवलाकी (sūvlākī)
• Korean: 수블라키 (subeullaki)
• Polish: souvlaki nvir
• Romanian: souvlaki (ro) n

Further reading

• souvlaki on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Alternative forms

• souflaki

Etymology

From Greek σουβλάκι (souvláki).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su.vla.ki/

Noun

souvlaki m (plural souvlakia)

1. souvlaki (Greek dish)

Polish

souvlaki

Alternative forms

• suflaki, suvlaki

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Greek σουβλάκι (souvláki).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suvˈla.ki/
• Rhymes: -aki
• Syllabification: sou‧vla‧ki

Noun

souvlaki nvir pl (indeclinable)

1. souvlaki (Greek fast food consisting of pieces of meat and sometimes vegetables grilled on a skewer)

Declension

Declension of souvlaki

	plural
nominative	souvlaki
genitive	souvlaków
dative	souvlakom
accusative	souvlaki
instrumental	souvlakami
locative	souvlakach
vocative	souvlaki

or

Indeclinable

Further reading

• souvlaki in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• souvlaki in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suˈblaki/ [suˈβ̞la.ki]
• Rhymes: -aki
• Syllabification: sou‧vla‧ki

Noun

souvlaki m (plural souvlakis)

1. souvlaki