dosa
/ˈdəʊsə/US/ˈdoʊsə/
dosa noun: a type of thin south Indian pancake made from fermented lentils and rice blended with water, typically served with chutney or sambar.
Noun
dosa (plural dosas)
dosa meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu
dosa in Hindi
- type of pancake
- दोसा dosā
dosa in Tamil
- type of pancake
- தோசை tōcai
dosa in Marathi
- type of pancake
- डोसा ḍosā
dosa in Telugu
- type of pancake
- దోస dōsa
More languagesFewer languages
- dosa in Malayalam
- ദോശ dōśa
- dosa in Kannada
- ದೋಸೆ dōse
- dosa in Punjabi
- ਡੋਸਾ ḍosā
- dosa in Gujarati
- ઢોસા ḍhosā
- dosa in Sanskrit
- दोसक dosaka
- dosa in Malay
- tose, thosai, tosai
- dosa in Myanmar
- တိုရှေ tuihre
Examples of dosa in a sentence
- I carried the Mongoose's bags to the right carriage of the train, then went to a stall and bought a dosa, wrapped in paper, for him.2008, Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger, Atlantic, published 2009, page 141:
- These condiments are provided as something for you to dip your dosa into.2012, Meg Cotner, Food Lovers' Guide to Queens, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 173:
- The dosas all came with coconut chutney and sambar, a lentil broth — good dipping condiments.2013 June 14, Mary Jo Murphy, “Dosas, Big and Bigger”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Forms of dosa
| plural | dosas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | dosha |
| alternative form | dosai |
Origin of dosa
From Kannada ದೋಸೆ (dōse).
Questions about dosa
- What does dosa mean?
- Dosa means a type of thin south Indian pancake made from fermented lentils and rice blended with water, typically served with chutney or sambar.
- What is dosa in Hindi?
- Dosa in Hindi is दोसा (dosā). See Dosa meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use dosa in a sentence?
- I carried the Mongoose's bags to the right carriage of the train, then went to a stall and bought a dosa, wrapped in paper, for him.
- What part of speech is dosa?
- Dosa is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dosa?
- Dosa is pronounced /ˈdəʊsə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of dosa?
- The plural of dosa is dosas.
Words near dosa in the dictionary
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