shawarma
noun/ʃəˈwɑɹmə/US
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic شَاوِرْمَا (šāwirmā), شَاوَرْمَا (šāwarmā), from Ottoman Turkish چویرمه (çevirme, “something that is spun or turned over”), verbal noun of چویرمك (çevirmek, “to turn over”) (modern Turkish çevirme and çevirmek).
- borrowed from شَاوِرْمَا
Definitions
A Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap of shaved lamb, goat, chicken, turkey, beef, or a…
A Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap of shaved lamb, goat, chicken, turkey, beef, or a mixture of these.
The neighborhood
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