rasgulla
rasgulla noun: a South Asian dessert made from chhena dumplings in a sugar syrup.
Noun
rasgulla (plural rasgullas)
- A South Asian dessert made from chhena dumplings in a sugar syrup.
- 'They must consume a great many rasgullas!' 'No, no, I don't give them rasgullas,' snapped Mr Ghosh, a little annoyed.' Just railway biscuits, broken up.2014, Ruskin Bond, Uncles, Aunts and Elephants
- Employees furiously pack ornate boxes containing laddoos enriched with ghee, spongy rasgula and all manner of colorful sweets, often made with dairy, sugar and nuts and sometimes topped with a layer of edible silver foil.2022 October 17, Priya Krishna, “It’s Not Diwali Without Mithai”, in The New York Times
rasgulla meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
rasgulla in Hindi
- South Asian dessert
- रसगुल्ला rasgullā
rasgulla in Tamil
- South Asian dessert
- இரசகுல்லா iracakullā, இரசகோளம் iracakōḷam
rasgulla in Bengali
- South Asian dessert
- রসগোল্লা rośogōlla
rasgulla in Telugu
- South Asian dessert
- రసగుల్ల rasagulla
More languagesFewer languages
- rasgulla in Malayalam
- രസഗുള rasaguḷa
- rasgulla in Kannada
- ರಸಗುಲ್ಲ rasagulla
- rasgulla in Punjabi
- ਰਸਗੁੱਲਾ rasgullā
- rasgulla in Gujarati
- રસગુલ્લું rasgullũ
- rasgulla in Sanskrit
- रसगोल rasagola
Forms of rasgulla
| plural | rasgullas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | rasagola |
| alternative form | rasagolla |
| alternative form | rasagulla |
| alternative form | rasgula |
| alternative form | rasogolla |
| alternative form | rasogulla |
| alternative form | rosogolla |
| alternative form | roshogolla |
| alternative form | rossogolla |
Origin of rasgulla
Transliteration of Hindi रसगुल्ला (rasgullā), from Calque of Bengali রসগোল্লা (rośogōlla).
Questions about rasgulla
- What does rasgulla mean?
- Rasgulla means a South Asian dessert made from chhena dumplings in a sugar syrup.
- What is rasgulla in Hindi?
- Rasgulla in Hindi is रसगुल्ला (rasgullā). See Rasgulla meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is rasgulla?
- Rasgulla is a noun.
- What is the plural of rasgulla?
- The plural of rasgulla is rasgullas.
Words near rasgulla in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: rasgulla (page history and authors); રસગુલ્લું (Gujarati) (page history and authors); रसगोल (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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