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сувлаки

souvlaki

Meaning of сувлаки

a Greek dish of grilled meat on skewers

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Russian[suvˈlakʲɪ]
souvlaki
сувлаки - souvlaki
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сувлаки with English translation

сувлаки usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

We had souvlaki with salad and rice.

Мы ели сувлаки с салатом и рисом.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

The souvlaki came straight off the grill.

Сувлаки только что сняли с гриля.

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сувлаки belongs to the topic "Dishes". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

сувлакиsouvlaki
яблокоapple
сливочное маслоbutter
курицаchicken
рубленыйchopped
приготовленныйcooked
замороженныйfrozen

сувлаки synonyms

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What's the difference between сувлаки / гирос

🇷🇺Russian
сувлаки

souvlaki — a Greek dish of grilled meat on skewers

B2Rarely

We had souvlaki with salad and rice.

Мы ели сувлаки с салатом и рисом.

С
🇷🇺Russian
сувлаки

The same dish: Greek grilled meat on skewers, often used as the direct culinary term.

A2Very Often

At this Greek café I ordered souvlaki with vegetables.

В этом греческом кафе я заказал сувлаки с овощами.

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🇷🇺Russian
гирос

A similar Greek dish, usually meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie and served in pita; not exactly the same as souvlaki.

A2Often

I took gyros, although souvlaki was also on the menu.

Я взял гирос, хотя в меню ещё были сувлаки.

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сувлаки translation: souvlaki. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce сувлаки

[suvˈlakʲɪ]

сувлаки translation

souvlaki

сувлаки examples

We had souvlaki with salad and rice.

сувлаки transcription

[suvˈlakʲɪ]

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сувлаки meaning: what does it mean?

греческое блюдо из мяса, жаренного на шампурах

сувлаки pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

сувлаки is pronounced as [suvˈlakʲɪ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

сувлаки definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

We had souvlaki with salad and rice. Translation: Мы ели сувлаки с салатом и рисом.

Is сувлаки part of Greek Cuisine vocabulary?

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Is сувлаки part of Dishes vocabulary?

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