شاورما

العربية

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شاورما

  • /ʃaː.wir.maː/
  • /ʃaː.war.maː/
  • /ˈʃɐ.wər.mə/ Kuwait

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چویرمه (çevirme, “spinning, rotating”).

noun شَاوِرْمَا · شَاوَرْمَا · šāwirmā · šāwarmā

  1. shawarma

In English

  • shawarma Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap
  • doner kebab Turkish dish of grilled meat served with pita

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"شاورما." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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شاورما. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7

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"شاورما." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {شاورما},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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