Loanword · Arabic · Food & Drinks
How to Pronounce Shawarma
/ʃæˈwær.mæ/
From Turkish *çevirme* (turning). Meat cooked on a slowly-turning rotisserie.
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Shawarma
ʃæˈwær.mæ — correct
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How do you pronounce Shawarma?
Shawarma is pronounced /ʃæˈwær.mæ/.
Where does the word Shawarma come from?
Shawarma is a Arabic loanword — From Turkish *çevirme* (turning). Meat cooked on a slowly-turning rotisserie..
Is Shawarma pronounced the same in British, American and Australian English?
Shawarma is pronounced the same in all major English dialects.