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gulab jamun en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani گلاب جامن / गुलाब जामुन (gulāb jāmun), from गुलाब (gulāb, “rosewater”), in turn from Classical Persian گُلَاب (gulāb), from گُل (gul, “rose”) + آب (āb, “water”), and जामुन (jāmun, “jambul”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A South Asian dessert made from milk solids that are deep-fried and soaked in syrup.
   • From where I was sitting I could see the gulab jamun Aunt Ranjan had prepared early that same morning. The dark-golden balls of sponge were already soaked in sugar syrup and piled generously in a glass bowl at the end of the counter. 2023, Chetna Maroo, Western Lane, Picador, page 3:

Forms

Translations (21)

cmn 玫瑰奶球 (South Asian dessert) · ta குலோப்ஜாம் (South Asian dessert) · pa ਗੁਲਾਬ ਜਾਮਨ (South Asian dessert) · dv ގުލާބް ޖާމުން (South Asian dessert) · acw قُلاب جامُن (South Asian dessert) · hi गुलाबजामुन (South Asian dessert) · te గులాబ్ జామున్ (South Asian dessert) · ml ഗുലാബ് ജാമുൻ (South Asian dessert) · ja グラブジャムン (South Asian dessert) · gu ગુલાબ જાંબુ (South Asian dessert) · ar غُلَابْ جَامُن (South Asian dessert) · hi गुलाब जामुन (South Asian dessert) · my မလိုင်လုံး (South Asian dessert) · ko 굴랍자문 (South Asian dessert) · kn ಗುಲಾಬ್ ಜಾಮುನ್ (South Asian dessert) · ta குலாப்ஜாமுன் (South Asian dessert) · ur گلاب جامن (South Asian dessert) · ta குலோப்ஜாமுன் (South Asian dessert) · ta குலாப்ஜாம் (South Asian dessert) · ru гула́б джа́мун (South Asian dessert) · bn গোলাপজাম (South Asian dessert)