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Shawarma

🇳🇬 Nigeria Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Shawarma definition 1

Wrap sandwich (Wrap sandwich)

"Chicken shawarma sweet (Chicken shawarma is delicious)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country
🇳🇬 Nigeria
Definitions
1 community definition
Added
April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Shawarma 🇬🇭 Ghana

Middle Eastern wrap (Meat wrap)

"Shawarma spot dey corner (Meat wrap place at corner)"
Shawarma 🇹🇳 Tunisia

Shawarma (Shawarma)

"Shawarma djej (Chicken shawarma)"

🇳🇬 About Nigeria Slang

Nigeria has one of Africa's richest street-language traditions, blending Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, and Pidgin English into a constantly evolving slang vocabulary used by over 220 million people.

KASINARY has 1854 Nigeria slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Shawarma" Across Africa

This word is also used in 3 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Shawarma 🇬🇭 Ghana

Middle Eastern wrap (Meat wrap)
Shawarma 🇹🇳 Tunisia

Shawarma (Shawarma)
Shawarma 🇱🇾 Libya

شاورما (Shawarma)

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