skewers

Meanings

• noun

  Long, thin sticks or rods used to hold food items together for grilling or barbecuing.

  - "Can you please pass the skewers so I can turn the kebabs?"
  - "The skewers were coated with oil and sprinkled with herbs before grilling the shrimp."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with skewers
queer , leer , dear , rever , near , cheer

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Variants

List of all variants of skewers that leads to same result
skewer , skewered , skewering , skewers

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Etymology

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The word 'skewer' comes from the Old French word 'eschewer', meaning 'a spit for roasting meat'.

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Trivia

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1. The longest recorded skewer was over 250 meters long and was used to cook a 25-ton whale in Norway.

2. Skewers were used in ancient Egypt to roast meat offerings for the gods.

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Related Concepts

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1. Kebab: A dish made by grilling or roasting cubed meat and vegetables on skewers.

2. Barbecue: A cooking method that uses indirect heat and smoke to cook food, often using skewers or grills.

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Culture

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Skewers have been used in various cultures for cooking and presentation of food. For instance, shish kebabs are a popular Middle Eastern dish made with skewered meat and vegetables.

How to Memorize "skewers"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a long stick with small pieces of food threaded onto it, ready for grilling.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'skewers' with 'barbecue' or 'grilling'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the acronym 'SKEWERS' - Sticks Keeping Edibles Whole During Roasting.

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