samosa
/səˈmoʊsə/
samosa noun: a South Asian snack consisting of a deep-fried triangular turnover filled with vegetables (especially potatoes) or meat.
Noun
samosa (plural samosas or samose)
- A South Asian snack consisting of a deep-fried triangular turnover filled with vegetables (especially potatoes) or meat.
- Homemade samosas are a world away from those dry cardboard triangles sold under the name in supermarkets. Instead, they have delicately flaky and deliciously rich pastry and a generous stuffing that’s easily tweaked to suit all tastes. […] Repeat with the remaining dough balls and filling, making...2023 June 7, Felicity Cloake, “How to make vegetable samosas – recipe”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
samosa meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
samosa in Hindi
- South Asian snack
- समोसा samosā
samosa in Tamil
- South Asian snack
- சமோசா camōcā
samosa in Marathi
- South Asian snack
- समोसा samosā
samosa in Urdu
- South Asian snack
- سموسہ samosā
More languagesFewer languages
- samosa in Bengali
- সমুচা śomuca
- samosa in Telugu
- సమోస samōsa
- samosa in Malayalam
- സമോസ samōsa
- samosa in Punjabi
- ਸਮੋਸਾ samosā, ਸੰਬੂਸਾ sambūsā
- samosa in Gujarati
- સમોસા samosā
- samosa in Odia
- ସିଙ୍ଗଡ଼ା siṅgaṛā
- samosa in Sanskrit
- समोष samoṣa
- samosa in Assamese
- চিঙৰা siṅora, চিংৰা siṅra
- samosa in Arabic
- سَنْبُوسَة sanbūsa, سَمْبُوسَة sambūsa
- samosa in Indonesian
- samosa
- samosa in Persian
- سنبوسه sanbose
- samosa in Myanmar
- စမူဆာ ca.muhca
- Sindhi
- سمبوسو samboso
Synonyms of samosa
Forms of samosa
| plural | samosas |
|---|---|
| plural | samose |
| alternative form | somosa |
| alternative form | samoosa |
| alternative form | samuza |
| alternative form | somasi |
| alternative form | somaas |
Origin of samosa
Borrowed from Hindustani سموسہ (samosa) / समोसा (samosā), from Classical Persian سنبوسه (sanbōsa), from Middle Persian *sambōsag. Doublet of sambusa, sambusak, sambuseh, sambuusa, and samsa.
Words that rhyme with samosa
Questions about samosa
- What does samosa mean?
- Samosa means a South Asian snack consisting of a deep-fried triangular turnover filled with vegetables (especially potatoes) or meat.
- What is samosa in Hindi?
- Samosa in Hindi is समोसा (samosā). See Samosa meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is samosa?
- Samosa is a noun.
- How do you pronounce samosa?
- Samosa is pronounced /səˈmoʊsə/ (US).
- What is the plural of samosa?
- The plural of samosa is samosas.
Words near samosa in the dictionary
Source and license
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