shawarma
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shawarma
1950–55; < Levantine Arabic shāwurma, shāwirma, from Turkish çevirme “turn, rotation, meat roasted on a spit,” from çevirmek “to turn, rotate”
Example Sentences
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He and his friends lost time eating a midnight shawarma near the station entrance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
In a shopping plaza an hour outside Toronto, flanked by a day spa and a shawarma joint, sits a two-storey building with blue tinted windows reflecting the summer sun.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2025
They have a lamb neck shawarma that’s so good.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2025
The chicken shawarma I tried was juicy and tender, with a taste and texture that were basically indistinguishable from the real thing.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2025
He’d made the shawarma ghost vanish, but nothing like this, and frankly he had no idea what they were supposed to do.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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