shawarma

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ʃəˈwɑɹmə/

Definition of shawarma

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)A Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap of shaved lamb, goat, chicken, turkey, beef, or a mixture of these.

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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).

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