Definitions For Shawarma
Noun
SHAWARMA (plural - or s) A middle eastern sandwich-like wrap of shaved lamb, goat, chicken, turkey, beef, or a mixture of these.Translations
Arabic: شَاوِرْمَا, f, شَاوَرْمَا, f Armenian: շաուրմա, Ղարսի խորոված, {{qualifier, colloquial}} ղարս Azerbaijani: şavarma, şaurma Catalan: xauarma, m Chinese: : Mandarin: 沙威瑪, 沙威玛, tr=shāwēimǎ Finnish: shawarma French: chawarma, shawarma Georgian: შაურმა, შავერმა German: Schawarma, f Greek: γύρος, m Hebrew: שווארמה, f (shavarma), שוורמה, f (shavarma) Japanese: ギロピタ (giropita, sc=Jpan), シャワルマ (shawaruma) Korean: 샤와르마 Malay: shawarma Marathi: शोर्मा, m, sc=Deva Persian: شاورما Polish: szałarma, f, szawarma, f Portuguese: xauarma, m Russian: шаурма́, f, шаверма́, f, шаварма́, f}}, {{t, ru, до́нер-кеба́б, m (dónɛr-kebáb) Spanish: shawarma, m Turkish: çevirme, döner Urdu: شاورما Yiddish: שווארמא (shavarma)Alternative forms
shaurma shawirma shoarma shwarmaEtymology
From {{bor, en, ar, شَاوِرْمَا}} or شَاوَرْمَا, from {{bor, en, tr, çevirme, gloss=something that is spun or turned over}}, from çevirmek, gloss=to turn over."shawarma." *OED 2nd edition. 1989. (online)See also
doner kebab giros kebab shish taouk souvlakiIs Shawarma a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
NO
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
NO
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
16
The word Shawarma is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends