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loukoumades

loukoumades noun: pastries made of deep-fried dough soaked in sugar syrup or honey and cinnamon, and sometimes sprinkled with sesame. (used especially of the Greek version of these pastries).

Noun

loukoumades pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Pastries made of deep-fried dough soaked in sugar syrup or honey and cinnamon, and sometimes sprinkled with sesame. (used especially of the Greek version of these pastries)
    • A $28 traditional Greek dinner, available after 5 p.m. next Sunday, will feature magiritsa, Greek salad, rotisserie- or oven-roasted lamb and loukoumades — Greek-style doughnuts.2009 April 12, Kris Ensminger, “Lamb Aplenty”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    lokma

Synonyms of loukoumades

Origin of loukoumades

From Greek λουκουμάδες (loukoumádes), ultimately from Arabic لُقْمَة (luqma, “morsel”).

Questions about loukoumades

What does loukoumades mean?
Loukoumades means pastries made of deep-fried dough soaked in sugar syrup or honey and cinnamon, and sometimes sprinkled with sesame. (used especially of the Greek version of these pastries).
What part of speech is loukoumades?
Loukoumades is a noun.

Words near loukoumades in the dictionary

  1. Loujain
  2. Louk
  3. loukaniko
  4. Loukes
  5. loukoum
  6. loukoumades
  7. loukoumas
  8. loukoumasome
  9. loukoumasomes
  10. loukoumi
  11. loukoums

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