Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

souvlaki

/suːvˈlɑki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables: sou-vla-ki
IPA: /suːvˈlɑki/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Greek fast food consisting of pieces of meat and sometimes vegetables grilled on a skewer, variously also called kalamaki or kebab or, in sandwich form, gyro or shawarma.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A wrapped pancake dish filled with meat, salad and some kind of sauce or dressing, commonly called a kebab.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

""Twelve gyro supreme platters, six chicken souvlaki, four more with pork, six dolmas, six mezze platters, six Greek salads, eight baklava, and a side of tzatziki!" he said."

Etymology

From Greek σουβλάκι (souvláki).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /suːvˈlɑki/
British English: /suːvˈlæki/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

souvlakis (plural) souvlakia (plural) souflaki (alternative) souvlakia (alternative)

Synonyms

kalamaki souvlakia

Questions

How do you pronounce souvlaki?: The recorded pronunciation is /suːvˈlɑki/.
What does souvlaki mean?: A Greek fast food consisting of pieces of meat and sometimes vegetables grilled on a skewer, variously also called kalamaki or kebab or, in sandwich form, gyro or shawarma.
Where does souvlaki come from?: From Greek σουβλάκι (souvláki).

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