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doner kebab

/ˈdɒn.ə(ɹ)kəˌbæb/US/ˌdoʊ.nɚ kɪˈbɑb/

doner kebab 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.

doner kebab: a Turkish dish in which meat (typically seasoned lamb or mutton, but alternatively chicken or...
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Noun

doner kebab (countable and uncountable, plural doner kebabs)

  1. 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.

doner kebab meaning in Hindi, Arabic and Thai

doner kebab in Hindi

Turkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
डोनर कबाब ḍonar kabāb, डोनर ḍonar

doner kebab in Arabic

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

doner kebab in Thai

Turkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
เดอแนร์

Forms of doner kebab

pluraldoner kebabs
alternative formdöner kebab
alternative formdoner kebap
alternative formdöner kebap

Origin of doner kebab

From Turkish döner kebap (with the second element respelled to match kebab), from döner (“turning, rotating, revolving”) + kebap (“kebab”)

Questions about doner kebab

What does doner kebab mean?
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.
What is doner kebab in Hindi?
Doner kebab in Hindi is डोनर कबाब (ḍonar kabāb), डोनर (ḍonar). See Doner kebab meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is doner kebab?
Doner kebab is a noun.
How do you pronounce doner kebab?
Doner kebab is pronounced /ˈdɒn.ə(ɹ)kəˌbæb/ (UK).
What is the plural of doner kebab?
The plural of doner kebab is doner kebabs.

Words near doner kebab in the dictionary

  1. Donelsons
  2. doneness
  3. donenesses
  4. donepezil
  5. doner
  6. doner kebab
  7. doner kebabs
  8. doner kebap
  9. doner kebaps
  10. doners
  11. dones

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