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malasada

malasada noun: a Portuguese confection of yeast dough formed into a ball, deep-fried in oil, and coated with sugar.

Noun

malasada (plural malasadas)

  1. A Portuguese confection of yeast dough formed into a ball, deep-fried in oil, and coated with sugar.
    • Sometimes mashed potato is used in the dough, sometimes the malasadas are rolled in honey as well as in sugar, and often a touch of vanilla or nutmeg is added.1996, Rachel Laudan, The Food of Paradise: Exploring Hawaii's Culinary Heritage, page 95

Forms of malasada

pluralmalasadas
alternative formmalassada

Questions about malasada

What does malasada mean?
Malasada means a Portuguese confection of yeast dough formed into a ball, deep-fried in oil, and coated with sugar.
What part of speech is malasada?
Malasada is a noun.
What is the plural of malasada?
The plural of malasada is malasadas.

Words near malasada in the dictionary

  1. malarrangements
  2. malars
  3. malarticulate
  4. malarticulated
  5. malas
  6. malasada
  7. malasadas
  8. Malasila
  9. Malasin
  10. Malasiqui
  11. Malaspina

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