shawarma

Definitions

• Thinly cut meat (usually lamb, but may be chicken, beef, or other meat) cooked on a vertical rotating spit. Often served on a laffa (large pita type bread, but flat like a pizza dough and without a pocket) and with French fries ("chips" in Israel). Sometimes served on pita.

Example Sentences

• That shwarma stand has the best shwarma in Yerushalayim!

Languages of Origin

• Arabic

Etymology

• שווארמה

Who Uses This

• Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there
• Non-Jews: (words that have spread outside of Jewish networks)

Regions

• North America
• Australia / New Zealand

Dictionaries

• None

Alternative Spellings

schwarma, shewarma, shwarma