noun · uncountable · rare

shawarma

шаурма, шаверма

шаверма, шаурма, донер-кебаб, шаварма

Schawarma

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

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US/ʃəˈwɑɹmə/

» Give me a shawarma and a diet cola.

Дайте мне шаурму и диетическую колу.

Дайте мені шаурму та дієтичну колу.

Meaning

1 senses

(uncountable, usually)A Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap of shaved lamb, goat, chicken, turkey, beef, or a mixture of these.
Schawarma
шаурма́šaurmá, шаве́рмаšavérma, шаверма́šavermá
шаурма́šaurmá, шаве́рмаšavérma

Examples

5 sentences

Give me a shawarma and a diet cola.
Дайте мені шаурму та дієтичну колу.
ruДайте мне шаурму и диетическую колу.
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Ziri ate the best shawarma in town.
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I ate a shawarma.
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Do they have shawarma?
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Beef shawarma is a Middle Eastern delight.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap:

Русский

By meaning 1

Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap:

Origin

Borrowed from Arabic شَاوِرْمَا (šāwirmā), شَاوَرْمَا (šāwarmā), from Ottoman Turkish چویر

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).

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Forms

plural: shawarmas

Singular	shawarma

uncountable

Word family

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable