shawarma

English
shawarma, as a pita sandwich

Alternative forms

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).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

shawarma (usually uncountable, plural shawarmas)

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

Translations

See also

References
  1. "shawarma." *OED 2nd edition. 1989. (online)

French

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃa.waʁ.ma/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

shawarma m (plural shawarmas)

  1. shawarma (a Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap)

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃaˈwaʁ.mɐ/ [ʃaˈwaɦ.mɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʃaˈwaɾ.mɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʃaˈwaʁ.mɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃaˈwaɻ.ma/

Noun

shawarma m or f (plural shawarmas)

  1. Alternative spelling of xauarma

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃaˈwaɾma/ [ʃaˈwaɾ.ma]
  • Rhymes: -aɾma
  • Syllabification: sha‧war‧ma

Noun

shawarma m (plural shawarmas)

  1. shawarma (a Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap)

Swedish

Noun

shawarma c

  1. shawarma (a Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap)

Declension
Declension of shawarma 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative shawarma shawarman shawarmor shawarmorna
Genitive shawarmas shawarmans shawarmors shawarmornas

Tagalog

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic شَاوَرْمَا (šāwarmā), from Ottoman Turkish چویرمه (çevirme).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃaˈwaɾma/, [ʃɐˈwaɾ.mɐ]
  • Hyphenation: sha‧war‧ma

Noun

shawarma (Baybayin spelling ᜐ᜔ᜌᜏᜇ᜔ᜋ)

  1. shawarma (a Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap)
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