doner kebab
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doner kebab
- /ˈdɒn.ə(ɹ)kəˌbæb/ UK
- /ˌdoʊ.nɚ kɪˈbɑb/ US
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From Turkish döner kebap (with the second element respelled to match kebab), from döner (“turning, rotating, revolving”) + kebap (“kebab”)
noun doner kebabs · döner kebab · doner kebap · döner kebap
- A Turkish dish in which meat (typically seasoned lamb or mutton, but alternatively chicken or perhaps beef) is grilled on a revolving vertical spit; when cooked, the meat is sliced off and served with fresh vegetables in pita or rolled in a piece of unleavened flatbread.
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noun Turkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
| Español | kebab, doner kebab |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 되네르 doenereu, 되네르 케밥 doenereu kebap |
| 日本語 | ドネルケバブ doneru kebabu |
| 中文 | 土耳其卡巴 Tǔ'ěrqí kǎbā |
| हिन्दी | डोनर कबाब ḍonar kabāb, डोनर ḍonar |
| Português | churrasco grego |
| Français | sandwich grec, döner kebab, doner kebab |
| Deutsch | Döner, Döner Kebab |
| Italiano | panino kebab, kebab |
| Ελληνικά | γύρος gýros, ντονέρ κεμπάπ ntonér kempáp |
| Română | șaorma |
| Русский | шаурма́ šaurmá, шаверма́ šavermá, шаварма́ šavarmá, шавурма́ šavurmá, до́нер dónɛr, до́нер-кеба́б dónɛr-kebáb |
| العربية | شَاوِرْمَا šāwirmā, شَاوَرْمَا šāwarmā, دُونَر كِبَاب dūnar kibāb |
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title = {doner kebab},
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