# shawarma

> English word · Noun · IPA /ʃəˈwɑɹmə/ · frequency rank #67,039

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

## 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).

## Source
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Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shawarma