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shawarma

sha·war·ma
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shuh-wawr-muh]
    • /ʃəˈwɔr mə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shuh-wawr-muh]
    • /ʃəˈwɔr mə/

Definition of shawarma word

  • noun shawarma 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. 1

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Origin of shawarma

First appearance:

before 1950
One of the 5% newest English words
1950-55; < Levantine Arabic shāwurma, shāwirma, from Turkish çevirme “turn, rotation, meat roasted on a spit,” from çevirmek “to turn, rotate”

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Parts of speech for Shawarma

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

shawarma popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

shawarma usage trend in Literature

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