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iskender.

iskender kebab; a kind of döner kebab prepared from thinly cut grilled lamb basted with hot tomato sauce over pieces of pita bread and generously slathered with melted sheep butter and yogurt.

8 characters3 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun[iscænˈdæɾ]
  1. iskender kebab; a kind of döner kebab prepared from thinly cut grilled lamb basted with hot tomato sauce over pieces of pita bread and generously slathered with melted sheep butter and yogurt.

Where this word comes from

Named after Turkish chef İskender Efendi, the dish's inventor.

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