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cevapi

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /t͡ʃɛˈvɑːpi/

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noun

Meaning 1

A Balkan food dish of minced meat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian ćevapi / ћевапи, from Ottoman Turkish كباب (kebâp), from Arabic كَبَاب (kabāb) or Persian کباب (kabâb, “fried meat”). Doublet of kebab.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: ćevapčići — Balkan food dish
  • Finnish: ćevapi — Balkan food dish
  • Hindi: चेवापी (cevāpī) — Balkan food dish
  • Pannonian Rusyn: чевапи (čevapi) — Balkan food dish
  • Polish: czewapcziczi — Balkan food dish
  • Serbo-Croatian: ćevapi — Balkan food dish