shawarma

noun

sha·​war·​ma shä-ˈwȯr-mə How to pronounce shawarma (audio) ˈshwȯr-mə How to pronounce shawarma (audio)
: a sandwich especially of sliced lamb or chicken, vegetables, and often tahini wrapped in pita bread

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Despite this omission, nicknames, and being compared to a shawarma, The Vessel became a popular tourist attraction. Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024 Case in point, the post-credits scene in May 2012’s The Avengers, in which our heroes celebrate saving the world by chomping down on some shawarma. Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024 Meats include chicken and lamb shawarma roasted on a slow-turning vertical spit with traditional Middle Eastern spices. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2024 Beef shawarma wrapped in laffa: 52.3 million (that’s more than the entire population of South Korea). Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shawarma 

Word History

Etymology

Levantine Arabic shāwurma sliced lamb on a skewer, from Turkish çevirme, literally, turn, rotation, from çevir- turn

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shawarma was in 1953

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“Shawarma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shawarma. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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