skewer

noun/ˈskjuːər/

Frequency rank: #17,634 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a long thin rod pushed through food to hold it while cooking

Illustration for the English word “skewer”

Example sentence

He pushed the chicken pieces onto a long metal skewer before cooking them over the fire.

Synonyms & related words

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