shawarma

noun

sha·​war·​ma shä-ˈwȯr-mə  ˈshwȯr-mə 

: a sandwich especially of sliced lamb or chicken, vegetables, and often tahini wrapped in pita bread

Examples of shawarma in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Fries can be purchased with chicken shawarma, falafel or gyro meat on top. —Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025

The menu at the motel’s restaurant, ISH Kitchen, circles the globe from Mediterranean shawarma to Japanese ramen to a Vietnamese dish of marinated ground beef wrapped in kaffir lime leaves. —Melanie Haiken, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025

Its falafel sandwich starts at $6.50, while the Middle Eastern eatery with nine locations also offers lamb shawarma and grilled chicken. —Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025

Sip specialty cocktails, beer, wine, and champagne while scarfing down Mediterranean favorites like kabobs, shawarma, gyros, falafel, wing platters, and desserts such as baklava and New York cheesecake. —Nasha Smith, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Levantine Arabic shāwurma sliced lamb on a skewer, from Turkish çevirme, literally, turn, rotation, from çevir- turn

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for shawarma

• forma
• norma