pholourie
pholourie noun: a Caribbean snack of fried, spiced dough balls made of dhal, served with chutney.
Noun
pholourie (countable and uncountable, plural pholouries)
- A Caribbean snack of fried, spiced dough balls made of dhal, served with chutney.
- We headed straight for the kitchen, where Mom had already mixed ground peas and flour and some other colorful seasonings to make pholouries. I watched the many little yellow balls floating around in the steaming hot oil in the pot.2011, Pearlie Chandra Singh, A Thousand Broken Pieces, page 19
Forms of pholourie
| plural | pholouries |
|---|---|
| alternative form | phoulourie |
| alternative form | phulourie |
| alternative form | phulouri |
Questions about pholourie
- What does pholourie mean?
- Pholourie means a Caribbean snack of fried, spiced dough balls made of dhal, served with chutney.
- What part of speech is pholourie?
- Pholourie is a noun.
- What is the plural of pholourie?
- The plural of pholourie is pholouries.
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