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souvlaki

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: so͞ov-lăʹkē
  • Received-Pronunciation: /suːvˈlæki/
  • General-American: so͞ov-läʹkē
  • General-American: /suːvˈlɑki/

1

noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: kalamaki

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

made of lamb

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: souvlakia

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: kabob, kebab, shish kebab

History

Etymology

From Greek σουβλάκι (souvláki).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: souvlaki — Translations
  • French: souvlaki — Translations
  • French: souvláki — Translations
  • Greek: σουβλάκι (souvláki) — Translations
  • Hindi: सूवलाकी (sūvlākī) — Translations
  • Korean: 수블라키 (subeullaki) — Translations
  • Polish: souvlaki — Translations
  • Romanian: souvlaki — Translations