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doner kebab

British  
/ ˈdɒnə /

noun

  1. a fast-food dish comprising grilled meat and salad served in pitta bread with chilli sauce

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of doner kebab

from Turkish döner rotating + kebab

Example Sentences

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Soner Cagaptay cites the example of a doner kebab seller, slicing meat on a spit.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

As the scent of doner kebab perfumed the air, the jeweler said that after the incident, he showed photos of his missing wares to merchants at four or five stores in downtown L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2022

Then came a doner kebab pizza smothered in garlicky tzatziki sauce.

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2022

“My father likes to present the beef sort of barely cooked,” Blunt says, and then lowers her voice a few octaves to imitate her father requesting his steak be served “bleu”, his doner kebab rare.

From The Guardian • Mar. 13, 2020

“The doner kebab is the story of the survival of the guest workers,” Mr. Seidel said.

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2011

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