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kebab roll with green chutney

The word kebab (کباب) is ultimately from Persian but originally meant fried meat, not grilled meat. The Arabic word possibly derives from Aramaic כבבא kabbābā, which probably has its origins in Akkadian kabābu meaning “to burn, char”. In the 14th century, kebab is defined to be synonymous with tabahajah, a Persian word for a dish [...]