shawarma
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shawarma
- /ʃəˈwɑɹmə/ US
Where it comes from
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).
noun shawarmas · schwarma · shaurma · shawirma · shoarma · shwarma
- A Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap of shaved lamb, goat, chicken, turkey, beef, or a mixture of these. Though shawarma is also made from lamb, beef and turkey, I’ve stuck with chicken, because there seemed more than enough possibility to explore with that alone, though much the same technique could be adapted for other meats.
Translations
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noun Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap
| Español | shawarma |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 샤와르마 syawareuma |
| 日本語 | ギロピタ giropita, シャワルマ shawaruma |
| 中文 | 沙威瑪 /沙威玛 shāwēimǎ |
| हिन्दी | शावरमा śāvarmā |
| Português | xauarma |
| Français | chawarma, shawarma |
| Deutsch | Schawarma |
| Ελληνικά | γύρος gýros, σαουαρμά saouarmá |
| Română | șaorma |
| Русский | шаурма́ šaurmá, шаве́рма šavérma, шаверма́ šavermá, шаварма́ šavarmá, до́нер-кеба́б dónɛr-kebáb |
| العربية | شَاوِرْمَا šāwirmā, شَاوَرْمَا šāwarmā |
| עברית | שווארמה, שׁוּאַרְמָה shuarma, שוורמה shavarma |
Talk about this word "shawarma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shawarma. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shawarma. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shawarma "shawarma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shawarma.Cite this
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title = {shawarma},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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