skewer
🇺🇸
/ˈskjuːər/
🇬🇧
/ˈskjuːə(r)/
noun
R
A sharp, thin stick used to hold pieces of food together when cooking, or to check if food is fully cooked.
We used a skewer to keep the vegetables in place on the grill.
verb
R
To put food on a sharp, thin stick before cooking it.
Please skewer the chicken and onions before we start the barbecue.
translation
A sharp, thin stick used to hold pieces of food together when cooking, or to check if food is fully cooked.
To put food on a sharp, thin stick before cooking it.
Word Forms
3rd Present
skewers
Past
skewered
Perfect
skewered
Progressive
skewering
Plural
skewers