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phoulourie

phoulourie is the alternative spelling of pholourie.

Meaning of pholourie

Noun

pholourie (countable and uncountable, plural pholouries)

  1. 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 phoulourie

pluralphoulouries

Questions about phoulourie

What is phoulourie the alternative spelling of?
Phoulourie is the alternative spelling of pholourie.

Words near phoulourie in the dictionary

  1. photting
  2. photuria
  3. Phou Ningthou
  4. phouka
  5. phoukas
  6. phoulourie
  7. Phouoibi
  8. phouria
  9. phourion
  10. phousdar
  11. phousdars

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