a cooked meat dish

Kebab is a cooked meat dish, with a cooked meat dish's origins in Middle Eastern cuisines.

a broad term covering a wide variety of grilled meat dishes

In Indian English and in the languages of the Middle East, other parts of Asia, and the Muslim world, kebab is a broad term covering a wide variety of grilled meat dishes.

a traditional middle eastern food that generally consists of pieces of meat and vegetables on a skewer and then grilling the skewer

A kebab is a traditional middle eastern food that generally consists of pieces of meat and vegetables on a skewer and then grilling the skewer.

any of a wide variety of grilled meat dishes

By contrast, in Indian English and in the languages of the Middle East, other parts of Asia, and the Muslim world, a kebab is any of a wide variety of grilled meat dishes.

to a variety of meat dishes, consisting of grilled or broiled meats wrapped in bread accompanied by lettuce and tomatoes with garlic sauce

Kebab refers to a variety of meat dishes, consisting of grilled or broiled meats wrapped in bread accompanied by lettuce and tomatoes with garlic sauce.

the traditional Turkish response to fast food that is at the same time not especially bad for you

Kebab is the traditional Turkish response to fast food that is at the same time not especially bad for you.

By contrast in Indian English and in the languages of the Middle East

By contrast, in Indian English and in the languages of the Middle East, other parts of Asia, and the Muslim world, a kebab is any of a wide variety of grilled meat dishes.

meat () usually lamb, and usually carved from a vertical spit

For many Australian, kebab is meat (usually lamb, and usually carved from a vertical spit), salad goodies and a garlciky yogurt sauce served in bread – pita or pide.

one of the world's most popular fast foods

Kebab is one of the world's most popular fast foods.