"donair" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: donairs [plural]
Etymology: From Turkish döner (“rotate”). Etymology templates: {{m+|tr|döner||rotate}} Turkish döner (“rotate”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} donair (plural donairs)
  1. (Canada) A Nova Scotian variant of the doner kebab, including breadcrumbs and spices, and served with a sweet sauce made from evaporated milk, sugar, vinegar, and garlic. Tags: Canada
    Sense id: en-donair-en-noun-zAI-f0UD Categories (other): Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Foods Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37 Disambiguation of Foods: 67 33
  2. (Canada) A British Columbian variant of the doner kebab, served as a wrap and with a choice of three sauces (tzatziki, sweet garlic sauce, or hot sauce), but no breadcrumbs or spices. Tags: Canada
    Sense id: en-donair-en-noun-RkbX8wgU Categories (other): Canadian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: donair sauce

Inflected forms

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