skewer

Meanings

• noun

  A long thin piece of material, typically metal or wood, used to hold food together or serve it on a spit.

  - "Can you please pass the skewer with the shrimp and pineapple over to me?"
  - "The kebab was cooked on a metal skewer."
  - "We roasted marshmallows on wooden skewers over an open fire."

• verb

  To pierce or attach food to a skewer.

  - "The shrimp were skewered and grilled."
  - "We skewered the vegetables before roasting them."
  - "The chef skewered the scallops before serving them."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with skewer
quiver , liver , giver , hiver , hivernature

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Variants

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skewer , skewers , skewered , skewering

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Etymology

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The word 'skewer' comes from the Old French word 'escouer', which means 'to prick' or 'to skewer'.

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Trivia

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1. The longest skewer ever recorded was 2,461 feet long and was used to cook a barbecue for over 3,000 people.

2. The ancient Greeks used skewers to cook their meat offerings to the gods.

3. The word 'skewer' is also used in the field of geology to describe a long, thin rod used to take samples of rock.

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Related Concepts

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1. kebab: A dish consisting of meat, vegetables, and sometimes fruit, cooked on a skewer.

2. shish kebab: A type of kebab where the meat and vegetables are alternately threaded onto a skewer.

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Culture

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Skewers have been used for centuries in various cultures for cooking and serving food. They are commonly used in Middle Eastern, Asian, and European cuisines.

How to Memorize "skewer"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a long, thin piece of metal or wood with food attached to it. Imagine the food being cooked over an open flame or grill.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'skewer' with the idea of food being cooked on a spit or grill.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Skewers Keep Edible Foods Rotating' to help remember the definition of skewer.

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