skewer
pronunciation
How to pronounce skewer in British English:
UK [ˈskju:ə(r)]
How to pronounce skewer in American English:
US [ˈskjuɚ]
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- Noun:
- a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted
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- Verb:
- drive a skewer through
Word Origin
- skewer (n.)
- 1670s, variant of dialectal skiver (1660s), perhaps from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse skifa "a cut, slice" (of bread, etc.), Swedish skifer "a slate," which are related to shiver (n.1) "small piece."
- skewer (v.)
- 1701, from the noun. Related: Skewered; skewering.
Example
- 1. Test the pumpkin pieces for tenderness with a skewer then tip into a mixing bowl .
- 2. The man then inserts this long skewer in your ear and slowly cleans it out and I never stood so still in my life .
- 3. Host conor knighton and team wickedly skewer the week in media .
- 4. Broiler fillet skewer in garlic and pepper marinade .
- 5. Buy a mutton skewer from a roadside barbecue stall .