chawarma
chawarma is the alternative spelling of shawarma.
Meaning of shawarma
Noun
shawarma (usually uncountable, plural shawarmas)
- A Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap of shaved lamb, goat, chicken, turkey, beef, or a mixture of these.
- Though shawarma is also made from lamb, beef and turkey, I’ve stuck with chicken, because there seemed more than enough possibility to explore with that alone, though much the same technique could be adapted for other meats.2022 August 17, Felicity Cloake, “How to make the perfect chicken shawarma – recipe”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2022
Forms of chawarma
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Questions about chawarma
- What is chawarma the alternative spelling of?
- Chawarma is the alternative spelling of shawarma.
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