shawarma
sha·war·ma
S s Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [shuh-wawr-muh]
- /ʃəˈwɔr mə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [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".
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