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Where does “كباب” come from?

كباب (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic كَبَاب — roast meat, kebab; fried meat.

Ancestry of “كباب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَبَابroast meat, kebab; fried meat

Words derived from “كباب”

  • cevapi
  • doner kebab
  • kebab
  • kebab
  • 卡巴
  • kebab
  • kebab
  • ćevap
  • ћевап
  • kebab
  • hvalkebab
  • kebab
  • ќебап
  • döner kebap
  • kebap
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