noun · rare

skewer

skewer · skewers

рожен, шампур

вертел, шампур, вилка

Spieß, Spießchen

A long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cookingA long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking.

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UK/ˈskjuː.ə/US/ˈskjuː.ɚ/

» I like eating grilled lamb skewers.

Meaning

4 senses

A long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking.
Spieß, Spießchen
шампу́рšampúr, ве́ртелvértel
роже́нrožén, шампу́рšampúr
Food served on a skewer.
A scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, exposes a less valuable piece.
Spieß
ви́лкаvílka
(rare)That which skews something.

More definitions

a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted

Examples

16 sentences

I like eating grilled lamb skewers.
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Tom skewered the marshmallow with his stick.
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Could you cook a skewer for me, please?
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They need to cube cheese for the skewers.
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The chef made kabab by using cinnamon sticks as skewers.
deDer Koch nahm für seinen Schaschlik Zimtstangen als Spieße.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

pin used to secure food during cooking:

Русский

By meaning 2

pin used to secure food during cooking:

chess scenario:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

pin used to secure food during cooking:

Origin

From Middle English skeuier, skuer, likely a variant of Middle English *skever, *skiver (c

From Middle English skeuier, skuer, likely a variant of Middle English *skever, *skiver (compare Modern English skiver), probably of North Germanic origin, compare Icelandic skífa (“to slice”), Norwegian skive, Swedish skiva, Swedish skifer (“a slate”).

From skew + -er.

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