doner kebab

UK/ˈdɒn.ə(ɹ)kəˌbæb/US/ˌdoʊ.nɚ kɪˈbɑb/

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.

OriginTurkish döner kebap →
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Meanings

noundoner kebab (countable and uncountable, plural doner kebabs)

plural doner kebabs · alternative döner kebab · alternative doner kebap · alternative döner kebap

  1. countableuncountableA 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.

Origin

  1. Turkishdöner kebap
  2. Englishdoner kebab

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

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Translations

Arabic شَاوِرْمَا, شَاوَرْمَا
  • شَاوِرْمَا (šāwirmā)Turkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
  • شَاوَرْمَا (šāwarmā)Turkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
  • دُونَر كِبَاب (dūnar kibāb)Turkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
Bulgarian дюне́р, дюне́р кеба́п
  • дюне́р (djunér)Turkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
  • дюне́р кеба́п (djunér kebáp)Turkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
Chinese Mandarin 土耳其卡巴
  • 土耳其卡巴 (Tǔ'ěrqí kǎbā)Turkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
Finnish döner
  • dönerTurkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
French sandwich grec, döner kebab
  • sandwich grecTurkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
  • döner kebabTurkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
  • doner kebabTurkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
German Döner, Döner Kebab
  • DönerTurkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
  • Döner KebabTurkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
Greek γύρος, ντονέρ κεμπάπ
  • γύρος (gýros)Turkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
  • ντονέρ κεμπάπ (ntonér kempáp)Turkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
Hindi डोनर कबाब, डोनर
  • डोनर कबाब (ḍonar kabāb)Turkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
  • डोनर (ḍonar)Turkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
Hungarian gírosz
  • gíroszTurkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
Italian panino kebab, kebab
  • panino kebabTurkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
  • kebabTurkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
Japanese ドネルケバブ
  • ドネルケバブ (doneru kebabu)Turkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
Korean 되네르, 되네르 케밥
  • 되네르 (doenereu)Turkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
  • 되네르 케밥 (doenereu kebap)Turkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
Polish kebab, kebs
  • kebabTurkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
  • kebsTurkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
Portuguese churrasco grego
  • churrasco gregoTurkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
Romanian șaorma
  • șaormaTurkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
Russian шаурма́, шаверма́
  • шаурма́ (šaurmá)Turkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
  • шаверма́ (šavermá)Turkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
  • шаварма́ (šavarmá)Turkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
  • шавурма́ (šavurmá)Turkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
  • до́нер (dónɛr)Turkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
  • до́нер-кеба́б (dónɛr-kebáb)Turkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
Spanish kebab, doner kebab
  • kebabTurkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
  • doner kebabTurkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
Swedish kebab, kebab med bröd
  • kebabTurkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
  • kebab med brödTurkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
  • kebabrulleTurkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
Thai เดอแนร์
  • เดอแนร์Turkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
Turkish döner kebap, döner
  • döner kebapTurkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
  • dönerTurkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
Ukrainian шаурма́, шаверма́
  • шаурма́ (šaurmá)Turkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
  • шаверма́ (šavermá)Turkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
  • до́нер-кеба́б (dóner-kebáb)Turkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
Welsh cebab doner
  • cebab donerTurkish dish of grilled meat served with pita
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