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lokma

lokma noun: a pastry made of fried dough soaked in sugar syrup or honey and cinnamon, typically shaped into a ring or ball. (used especially of the Turkish variant of this pastry).

Noun

lokma (plural lokmas)

  1. A pastry made of fried dough soaked in sugar syrup or honey and cinnamon, typically shaped into a ring or ball. (used especially of the Turkish variant of this pastry)
    Synonyms:
    loukoumades

lokma meaning in Arabic and Persian

lokma in Arabic

fried dough pastry
لُقْمَة الْقَاضِي luqmat al-qāḍī, لُقَيْمَات luqaymāt, عَوَّامَة ʕawwāma

lokma in Persian

fried dough pastry
لُقْمِه loqme

Synonyms of lokma

Forms of lokma

plurallokmas

Origin of lokma

From Turkish, from Arabic لُقْمَة (luqma).

Questions about lokma

What does lokma mean?
Lokma means a pastry made of fried dough soaked in sugar syrup or honey and cinnamon, typically shaped into a ring or ball. (used especially of the Turkish variant of this pastry).
What is lokma in Arabic?
Lokma in Arabic is لُقْمَة الْقَاضِي (luqmat al-qāḍī), لُقَيْمَات (luqaymāt), عَوَّامَة (ʕawwāma). See Lokma meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is lokma?
Lokma is a noun.
What is the plural of lokma?
The plural of lokma is lokmas.

Words near lokma in the dictionary

  1. lokies
  2. Lokilokon
  3. Lokius
  4. Lokken
  5. Lokkens
  6. lokma
  7. lokmas
  8. Lokoja
  9. Lokono
  10. Lokrian
  11. lokshen

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