skewer en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈskjuː.ə/ (UK)
- /ˈskjuː.ɚ/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English skeuier, skuer, likely a variant of Middle English *skever, *skiver (compare Modern English skiver), probably of North Germanic origin, compare Icelandic skífa (“to slice”), Norwegian skive, Swedish skiva, Swedish skifer (“a slate”).
Meanings
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(since after it moves out of check) A long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking.
Larissa, 107 miles from Salonica, is reached at 10.33, and there is a halt of 17 min. while vendors of oranges, cheese, meat on skewers, sweetmeats, and Turkish coffee do a brisk trade.
1951 November, 'Pausanias', “To Greece by the "Simplon-Orient Express"”, in Railway Magazine, page 731:
- (since after it moves out of check) Food served on a skewer.
- (since after it moves out of check) A scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, exposes a less valuable piece.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the bishop can capture the white queen. | canonical | lexicographic | |
| skewer a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 [Alt: {{{square}}} black queen] [Alt: {{{square}}} black king] 7 6 6 5 [Alt: {{{square}}} black bishop] 5 4 [Alt: {{{square}}} white king] [Alt: {{{square}}} white rook] 4 3 [Alt: {{{square}}} white queen] 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h The white king is skewered by the black bishop | canonical | lexicographic | |
| skewers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
skewerlike · quick release skewer · bonnet skewer
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (85)
uz six (pin used to secure food during cooking) · de Spieß (pin used to secure food during cooking) · fr enfilade (chess scenario) · tl pantuhog (pin used to secure food during cooking) · bg вилица (chess scenario) · pl szpila (chess scenario) · ota سیخ (pin used to secure food during cooking) · ko 꼬치 (pin used to secure food during cooking) · es pincho (pin used to secure food during cooking) · sh rážanj (pin used to secure food during cooking) · mk ра́жен (pin used to secure food during cooking) · is spýta (pin used to secure food during cooking) · lv iesms (pin used to secure food during cooking) · hu nyárs (pin used to secure food during cooking) · ga briogún (pin used to secure food during cooking) · ota شیش (pin used to secure food during cooking) · el σούβλα (pin used to secure food during cooking) · et varras (pin used to secure food during cooking) · es chuzo (pin used to secure food during cooking) · de Spießchen (pin used to secure food during cooking) · cy gwäell (pin used to secure food during cooking) · sv dolk (chess scenario) · fa سیخ (pin used to secure food during cooking) · uk роже́н (pin used to secure food during cooking) · lt iešmas (pin used to secure food during cooking) · es brochette (pin used to secure food during cooking) · it legnetto (pin used to secure food during cooking) · nog сис (pin used to secure food during cooking) · pt espeto (chess scenario) · es anticucho (pin used to secure food during cooking) · fr brochette (pin used to secure food during cooking) · fi varras (pin used to secure food during cooking) · es brochet (pin used to secure food during cooking) · gd dealg (pin used to secure food during cooking) · fr broche (pin used to secure food during cooking) · pl rożen (pin used to secure food during cooking) · es fierrito (pin used to secure food during cooking) · grc ὀβελός (pin used to secure food during cooking) · uk шампу́р (pin used to secure food during cooking) · sk špíz (pin used to secure food during cooking) · nl spies (pin used to secure food during cooking) · mi paoka (pin used to secure food during cooking) · fi varras (chess scenario) · nn spyd (pin used to secure food during cooking) · cy gwaellen (pin used to secure food during cooking) · sv spett (pin used to secure food during cooking) · it infilata (chess scenario) · bg шиш (pin used to secure food during cooking) · es broqueta (pin used to secure food during cooking) · ro frigare (pin used to secure food during cooking) · he שיפוד (pin used to secure food during cooking) · eu txitxi-burruntzi (pin used to secure food during cooking) · ru ви́лка (chess scenario) · ko 꼬챙이 (pin used to secure food during cooking) · be шампу́р (pin used to secure food during cooking) · vi xiên nướng thịt (pin used to secure food during cooking) · pl szpikulec (pin used to secure food during cooking) · hy շիշ (pin used to secure food during cooking) · ru ве́ртел (pin used to secure food during cooking) · nb spyd (pin used to secure food during cooking) · pt espeto (pin used to secure food during cooking) · eo rostostango (pin used to secure food during cooking) · ro țepușă (pin used to secure food during cooking) · mi pūrau (pin used to secure food during cooking) · fi paistinvarras (pin used to secure food during cooking) · th ตับ (pin used to secure food during cooking) · ka შამფური (pin used to secure food during cooking) · ja 串 (pin used to secure food during cooking) · mi pūrou (pin used to secure food during cooking) · es espetón (pin used to secure food during cooking) · cmn 烤肉叉 (pin used to secure food during cooking) · ca broqueta (pin used to secure food during cooking) · vi xiên (pin used to secure food during cooking) · ba шеш (pin used to secure food during cooking) · cmn 扦子 (pin used to secure food during cooking) · sh ра́жањ (pin used to secure food during cooking) · tr şiş (pin used to secure food during cooking) · be ражо́н (pin used to secure food during cooking) · cs špíz (pin used to secure food during cooking) · ga scibhéar (pin used to secure food during cooking) · de Spieß (chess scenario) · es brocheta (pin used to secure food during cooking) · ru шампу́р (pin used to secure food during cooking) · hy շամփուր (pin used to secure food during cooking) · be круця́к (pin used to secure food during cooking)