שווארמה

sha-WAR-ma

Phonetics · sha-WAR-ma

Shawarma (rotisserie meat in pita/lafa).

Rotisserie meat shaved into pita, the Arabic word keeps the Turkish "turning" inside it.

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Reviewed 2026-07-30

Deep records on the same shelf, food & table

חומוסKHU-mus פלאפלfa-LA-fel שקשוקהshak-SHU-ka במבהBAM-ba פתיתיםpti-TIM

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Reviewed 2026-07-30

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