souvlaki

/suˈvlɑki/

Souvlaki is a Greek dish of grilled meat that's commonly sold by street vendors. While it's sometimes stuffed into a pita, souvlaki is usually served on skewers, hot off the grill.

The skewer is important to souvlaki, including its etymology. Souvlaki is a diminutive of the Medieval Greek souvla, or "skewer" — in other words, it means "little skewer." This dish is cooked by skewering small pieces of marinated pork, lamb, beef, or chicken, and cooking them over hot coals. In Greece and Cyprus, souvlaki is often served with potatoes, vegetables, pita, and sauces on the side.

Definitions of souvlaki

1. noun

   a Greek dish of chunks of meat, often lamb, cooked on skewers
   synonyms: souvlakia

   type of:

   kabob, kebab, shish kebab

   cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables