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Souvlaki

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means a Greek dish of small pieces of meat grilled on a skewer
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Stage 1 of 2
souvla
Greek · medieval
"a skewer"
a skewer, describing small pieces of meat grilled on a stick
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Stage 2 of 2
souvlaki
English · 1950s
"a Greek dish of skewered, grilled meat"
adopted directly for the skewered, grilled meat dish
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