jalebi
/ˌd͡ʒɐˈle(ː).bi(ː)/
jalebi noun: a sweet popular in the Indian subcontinent, made by deep-frying a maida flour batter and soaking it in sugar syrup.
Noun
jalebi (plural jalebis)
- A sweet popular in the Indian subcontinent, made by deep-frying a maida flour batter and soaking it in sugar syrup.
- You will not believe how quickly jalebis can be made. I have used yeast to ferment the jalebi batter quickly and so it does not require to be left for a day to ferment. The trick here is to immediately start frying the jalebis once the batter has rested for 10 minutes.2000, Tarla Dalal, Chaat, page 98
- On the way he saw a sweetmeat seller making jalebis (spiral sweet). He was tempted. In his mind he thought he'd have some jalebis.2001, B.S. Rana, Jataka Tales, page 80
jalebi meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
jalebi in Hindi
- Translations
- जलेबी jalebī
jalebi in Tamil
- Translations
- ஜிலேபி jilēpi
jalebi in Marathi
- Translations
- जिलबी jilbī, जिलेबी jilebī
jalebi in Urdu
- Translations
- جَلیبی jalebī
More languagesFewer languages
- jalebi in Bengali
- জিলাপি jilapi, জিলিপি jilipi
- jalebi in Telugu
- జిలేబి jilēbi
- jalebi in Malayalam
- ജിലേബി jilēbi
- jalebi in Kannada
- ಜಿಲೇಬಿ jilēbi
- jalebi in Punjabi
- ਜਲੇਬੀ jalebī
- jalebi in Gujarati
- જલેબી jalebī
- jalebi in Odia
- ଜିଲାପି jilāpi
- jalebi in Sinhala
- පැණි වළලු pæṇi waḷalu
- jalebi in Assamese
- জেলেপী zelepi
- jalebi in Nepali
- जेरी jerī, जुलेबी julebī, जुल्पी julpī
- jalebi in Pashto
- ځلوبۍ źəlobəi
- jalebi in Arabic
- زَلَابِيَة zalābiya, شُبَّاكِيَّة šubbākiyya
- jalebi in Persian
- زولبیا zulbiyâ
- jalebi in Myanmar
- ဂျလေဘီ gya.lebhi
Examples of jalebi in a sentence
- He became very angry and started to scream, “I want jalebis!2006, Hema De Munnikl, Bhole: Adventures of a Young Yogi, page 22:
- Alam and his staff often insist that visitors enjoy a free treat like chocolate barfi, condensed milk mixed with chocolate, or jalebis, deep fried rice flour coated in a sugary syrup, while they shop.2018 January 17, Shivani Vora, “A Go-To Grocery for Indian Cooks”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Forms of jalebi
| plural | jalebis |
|---|---|
| alternative form | jallebi |
| alternative form | jelabee |
| alternative form | jilabi |
| alternative form | jilapi |
| alternative form | jilebi |
| alternative form | zulbia |
| alternative form | mushabak |
Origin of jalebi
From Hindustani जलेबी / جلیبی (jalebī). Doublet of zalabiya.
Questions about jalebi
- What does jalebi mean?
- Jalebi means a sweet popular in the Indian subcontinent, made by deep-frying a maida flour batter and soaking it in sugar syrup.
- What is jalebi in Hindi?
- Jalebi in Hindi is जलेबी (jalebī). See Jalebi meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use jalebi in a sentence?
- He became very angry and started to scream, “I want jalebis!
- What part of speech is jalebi?
- Jalebi is a noun.
- How do you pronounce jalebi?
- Jalebi is pronounced /ˌd͡ʒɐˈle(ː).bi(ː)/.
- What is the plural of jalebi?
- The plural of jalebi is jalebis.
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