🇬🇧 Kebab meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A kebab is a tasty meal made from pieces or slices of meat, like lamb or chicken, that are cooked until they’re juicy and warm, often on a long metal stick or on a big turning skewer. The cooked meat is usually put into soft bread like pitta, along with salad, and sometimes sauces. People often buy kebabs from special food shops or at fairs and eat them with their hands like a big, yummy, messy sandwich.

I dropped my kebab, and the dog promoted himself to Chief Kebab Cleaner in 0.2 seconds.

My kebab had so much salad that I wasn’t sure if I was eating dinner or mowing a tiny lawn.

I stared lovingly at my kebab, and my kebab stared lovingly back, right before I ate it.

Dad said he’d just have a taste of my kebab, and suddenly half my kebab had mysteriously vanished.

I put extra chili on my kebab and immediately learned how fast I can run to get water.

A hungry student smelled kebab smoke and followed the street. The vendor turned a kebab on a stick, sliced the hot kebab onto warm bread, added salad. The student bit, closed eyes, and smiled. He bought another kebab to share; the vendor winked. They ate the last kebab together and felt full and happy.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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