shish taouk
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Turkish şiş (“skewer”) + tavuk (“hen”)
Noun edit
shish taouk (usually uncountable, plural shish taouks)
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
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)
Translations edit
grilled skewered chicken cubes
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chicken shawarma
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References edit
- ^ Brownstein, Bill (2005 October 26) “Shushed on shish”, in The Gazette[1], Montreal: Canwest, archived from the original on 6 January 2010
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
shish taouk m (plural shish taouks)
- (Quebec) shish taouk, chicken shawarma, as a plate or a pita sandwich