sha·war·ma  (shə-wär'mə)  n. Meat, especially beef, chicken, or lamb, that is roasted slowly on a spit and wrapped in pita bread, traditionally served with lettuce, tomato, and garlic sauce. [Arabic šāwurma, šāwirma, from Turkish çevirme, a turn (as on a spit), meat roasted on a spit, from verbal n. of çevirmek, to turn.] |
| shwar·ma (shwär'mə) n. Variant of shawarma. |