Skewer — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

drive a skewer through

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skjˈuːɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/skjˈuːə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skjˈuːə/

2 syllables Say it as /skjˈuːɚ/.

Examples

skewer the meat for the BBQ

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spit

Parts of Speech

noun	a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted
verb	drive a skewer through “skewer the meat for the BBQ”

Word Forms

skewer	verb	drive a skewer through
skewer	noun	a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted
spit	noun	a skewer for holding meat over a fire

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Spieß

eine lange Nadel, um das Fleisch während des Bratens in Position zu halten

🇫🇷French

brochette

une longue épingle pour maintenir la viande en position pendant qu'elle est rôtie

🇪🇸Spanish

brocheta

un pasador largo para mantener la carne en posición mientras se asa

🇮🇹Italian

spiedo

un lungo perno per tenere in posizione la carne durante la cottura

🇳🇱Dutch

vleespen

een lange pin om het vlees op zijn plaats te houden terwijl het wordt geroosterd

🇵🇹Portuguese

espeto

um alfinete longo para segurar a carne na posição enquanto ela está sendo assada

🇷🇺Russian

вертел

длинная булавка для удержания мяса во время жарки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कटार

भूनते समय मांस को उसी स्थिति में रखने के लिए एक लंबी पिन

🇮🇳Tamil

சூலம்

வறுக்கப்படும் போது இறைச்சியை நிலைநிறுத்துவதற்கு ஒரு நீண்ட முள்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్కేవర్

మాంసాన్ని కాల్చేటప్పుడు ఉంచడానికి పొడవైన పిన్

🇮🇳Kannada

ಓರೆ

ಮಾಂಸವನ್ನು ಹುರಿಯುತ್ತಿರುವಾಗ ಸ್ಥಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಹಿಡಿದಿಡಲು ಉದ್ದವಾದ ಪಿನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശൂലം

മാംസം വറുക്കുമ്പോൾ പിടിക്കുന്നതിനുള്ള ഒരു നീണ്ട പിൻ

🇵🇰Urdu

سیخ

گوشت کو بھوننے کے دوران پوزیشن میں رکھنے کے لیے ایک لمبا پن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

串

一根长销钉，用于在烤肉时将肉固定到位

🇯🇵Japanese

串

ロースト中に肉を所定の位置に保持するための長いピン

🇰🇷Korean

꼬챙이

고기를 구울 때 고기를 고정하기 위한 긴 핀

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xiên

một chiếc ghim dài để giữ thịt đúng vị trí khi nướng

🇹🇭Thai

เสียบ

หมุดยาวสำหรับยึดเนื้อให้อยู่กับที่ขณะย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tusuk sate

peniti panjang untuk menahan daging pada posisinya saat sedang dipanggang

🇵🇭Filipino

tuhog

isang mahabang pin para sa paghawak ng karne sa posisyon habang ito ay inihaw

🇲🇾Malay

lidi

pin panjang untuk meletakkan daging dalam kedudukan semasa ia dibakar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سيخ

دبوس طويل لتثبيت اللحم في مكانه أثناء تحميصه

🇮🇷Persian

سیخ

یک سنجاق بلند برای نگه داشتن گوشت در موقعیتی که در حال برشته شدن است

🇹🇷Turkish

şiş

kavrulurken eti yerinde tutmak için uzun bir pim

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְשַׁפֵּד

סיכה ארוכה להחזקת בשר בזמן הצלייה

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