gulab jamun
gulab jamun noun: a South Asian dessert made from milk solids that are deep-fried and soaked in syrup.
Noun
gulab jamun (countable and uncountable, plural gulab jamuns)
- A South Asian dessert made from milk solids that are deep-fried and soaked in syrup.
- From where I was sitting I could see the gulab jamun Aunt Ranjan had prepared early that same morning. The dark-golden balls of sponge were already soaked in sugar syrup and piled generously in a glass bowl at the end of the counter.2023, Chetna Maroo, Western Lane, Picador, page 3
gulab jamun meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
gulab jamun in Hindi
- South Asian dessert
- गुलाब जामुन gulāb jāmun, गुलाबजामुन gulābjāmun
gulab jamun in Tamil
- South Asian dessert
- குலாப்ஜாமுன் kulāpjāmuṉ, குலோப்ஜாமுன் kulōpjāmuṉ, குலாப்ஜாம் kulāpjām, குலோப்ஜாம் kulōpjām
gulab jamun in Urdu
- South Asian dessert
- گلاب جامن gulāb jāmun
gulab jamun in Bengali
- South Asian dessert
- গোলাপজাম gōlapojam
More languagesFewer languages
- gulab jamun in Telugu
- గులాబ్ జామున్ gulāb jāmun
- gulab jamun in Malayalam
- ഗുലാബ് ജാമുൻ gulābŭ jāmuṉ
- gulab jamun in Kannada
- ಗುಲಾಬ್ ಜಾಮುನ್ gulāb jāmun
- gulab jamun in Punjabi
- ਗੁਲਾਬ ਜਾਮਨ gulāb jāman
- gulab jamun in Gujarati
- ગુલાબ જાંબુ gulāb jā̃bu
- gulab jamun in Arabic
- غُلَابْ جَامُن ḡulāb jāmun
- gulab jamun in Myanmar
- မလိုင်လုံး ma.luinglum:
- Dhivehi
- ގުލާބް ޖާމުން gulāb jāmun̊
Forms of gulab jamun
| plural | gulab jamuns |
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Origin of gulab jamun
Borrowed from Hindustani گلاب جامن / गुलाब जामुन (gulāb jāmun), from गुलाब (gulāb, “rosewater”), in turn from Classical Persian گُلَاب (gulāb), from گُل (gul, “rose”) + آب (āb, “water”), and जामुन (jāmun, “jambul”).
Questions about gulab jamun
- What does gulab jamun mean?
- Gulab jamun means a South Asian dessert made from milk solids that are deep-fried and soaked in syrup.
- What is gulab jamun in Hindi?
- Gulab jamun in Hindi is गुलाब जामुन (gulāb jāmun), गुलाबजामुन (gulābjāmun). See Gulab jamun meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gulab jamun?
- Gulab jamun is a noun.
- What is the plural of gulab jamun?
- The plural of gulab jamun is gulab jamuns.
Words near gulab jamun in the dictionary
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