Definition of "shish" [shish]

• On a skewer (adjective)

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• "I ordered fattoush, the salad I had loved in Beirut; hummus; and chicken tikka, the local name for what they called shish taouk in Beirut."
• "It's the Lebanese version of meat dumplings, called shish barak."
• "Both kinds of kebabs are available, the kind made with chunks of skewered meat are known as shish kebabs from the Turkish sis and the kind made with ground meat are called kefta or kofte kebabs."