samosa

See also: Samosa and samosą

English

Samosas and dip

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani سموسہ / समोसा (samosā), from Persian سنبوسه (sanbose). Doublet of sambousek, sambuseh, and sambuusa.

Noun

samosa (plural samosas)

  1. A snack, of Indian origin, consisting of a deep-fried triangular turnover filled with vegetables (especially potatoes) or meat.

Translations

References

  • McGregor, R.S, ed. The Oxford Hindi–English Dictionary, Oxford university press. 1993

Indonesian

samosa

Etymology

From English samosa, from Hindi समोसा (samosā), from Persian سنبوسه (sanbose).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [saˈmosa]
  • Hyphenation: sa‧mo‧sa

Noun

samosa (first-person possessive samosaku, second-person possessive samosamu, third-person possessive samosanya)

  1. (cooking) samosa: a snack, of Indian origin, consisting of a deep-fried triangular turnover filled with vegetables (especially potatoes) or meat.

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

samosa

  1. Rōmaji transcription of サモサ

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi समोसा (samosā), from Persian سنبوسه (sanbose), from Middle Persian *sambōsag.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈmɔ.sa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔsa
  • Syllabification: sa‧mo‧sa

Noun

samosa f

  1. samosa

Declension

Further reading

  • samosa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Noun

samosa f (plural samosas)

  1. samosa
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