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σούβλα — meaning in English

souvla

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English meaning

  • rotisserie verb To cook meat by turning it slowly on a rotating spit.
  • skewer noun A thin metal or wooden rod used to hold pieces of food together while cooking.
  • spit noun A thin rod used to skewer and rotate meat while it cooks over a fire.

Senses

σούβλα is used for these senses in English:

  • spit roast (cooking) The technique of roasting an animal over a fire, where the cook pokes a rod through the animal and sets the ends on two sticks to suspend the animal over the fire.

skewer — full definition

  1. noun A thin metal or wooden rod used to hold pieces of food together while cooking.
  2. verb To pierce something through with a skewer or similar pointed object.
  3. verb To sharply criticize or mock someone or something.
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