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souv•la•ki
(so̅o̅v lä′kē),USA pronunciation n. [Greek Cookery.]
- Fooda dish similar to shish kebab made with lamb.
- Modern Greek soubláki small spit, derivative of soúbla spit, skewer
Latin sūbula shoemaker's awl, equivalent. to sū-, base of su(ere) to sew1 + -bula suffix of instruments - 1945–50