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shawarma
[ shuh-wawr-muh ]
noun
- (in Middle Eastern cuisine)
- roasted meat, as lamb or beef, cooked on a spit.
- a dish consisting of this meat, served wrapped in pita bread with tahini or hummus.
Word History and Origins
Origin of shawarma1
Example Sentences
The smell of cardamom-infused coffee and shawarma and falafel, and hum of friends catching up, stand in stark contrast to the images on the television screens.
Its response was a topping comprising Arab shawarma chicken, Indian grilled paneer cheese, Middle Eastern Za'atar herbs, and tahini sauce.
Strolling the length of what is known as the nave, a light-filled vaulted space where some 45,000 meals a day will be served 24/7 throughout the Olympics and Paralympics, Stéphane Chicheri and Charles Guilloy, the chefs in charge, sang the praises of vegetarian shawarma, za’atar-spiced sweet potatoes with hummus, cabbage pickles, beetroot falafel and grilled eggplant with smoked paprika.
Other openings: The Seattle chain Shawarma Time brings its kebabs, falafel and hummus to Bothell.
Hamida passed out falafel and shawarma sandwiches.
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