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doner kebab in Arabic

شَاوِرْمَا šāwirmā

/ˈdɒn.ə(ɹ)kəˌbæb/US/ˌdoʊ.nɚ kɪˈbɑb/

doner kebab in Arabic: شَاوِرْمَا (šāwirmā), شَاوَرْمَا (šāwarmā), دُونَر كِبَاب (dūnar kibāb). In English, doner kebab means a Turkish dish in which meat (typically seasoned lamb or mutton, but alternatively chicken or perhaps beef) is grilled on a revolving vertical spit; when cooked, the meat is sliced off and served with fresh vegetables in pita or rolled in a piece of unleavened flatbread.

Arabic words for doner kebab

Turkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
شَاوِرْمَا šāwirmā, شَاوَرْمَا šāwarmā, دُونَر كِبَاب dūnar kibāb

English meaning of doner kebab

  1. noun A Turkish dish in which meat (typically seasoned lamb or mutton, but alternatively chicken or perhaps beef) is grilled on a revolving vertical spit; when cooked, the meat is sliced off and served with fresh vegetables in pita or rolled in a piece of unleavened flatbread.

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Questions about doner kebab in Arabic

What is the meaning of doner kebab in Arabic?
Doner kebab in Arabic is شَاوِرْمَا (šāwirmā), شَاوَرْمَا (šāwarmā), دُونَر كِبَاب (dūnar kibāb).
ما معنى كلمة doner kebab؟
Doner kebab: شَاوِرْمَا (šāwirmā), شَاوَرْمَا (šāwarmā), دُونَر كِبَاب (dūnar kibāb).
What does doner kebab mean in English?
Doner kebab means a Turkish dish in which meat (typically seasoned lamb or mutton, but alternatively chicken or perhaps beef) is grilled on a revolving vertical spit; when cooked, the meat is sliced off and served with fresh vegetables in pita or rolled in a piece of unleavened flatbread.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: doner kebab (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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