shawarma
Spanish, noun/ʃaˈw̝aɾma/
shawarma is spelled S-H-A-W-A-R-M-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 70,879th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Shawarma is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “shawarma (a Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Plato tradicional de la gastronomía de Medio Oriente que consiste en un wrap relleno con carne de cordero…”.
What does shawarma mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineshawarma (a Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Plato tradicional de la gastronomía de Medio Oriente que consiste en un wrap relleno con carne de cordero aunque también hay variantes con otros tipos de carne.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of shawarma
- shawarmas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce shawarma?
- /ʃaˈw̝aɾma/
- [ʃaˈw̝ar.ma]
- [ʃaˈ(ɣ̞)w̝aɾma]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to shawarma
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is shawarma in Spanish?
shawarma appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).