طوشكا

Arabic

Alternative forms

• توشكا (tōškā), طوشكة (ṭōška), توشكه (tōška)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دوشك (döşek, “bed, mattress”) +‎ ـَة (-a).

Noun

طوشكا • (ṭōšk؜ā) f

1. (Syria, rarely elsewhere) toshka, a grilled sandwich of spiced meat with conjoint fillings similar or in edge cases identical to shawarma, dürüm, and doner kebab