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samosa en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /səˈmoʊsə/ (General-American)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani سموسہ (samosa) / समोसा (samosā), from Classical Persian سنبوسه (sanbōsa), from Middle Persian *sambōsag. Doublet of sambusa, sambusak, sambuseh, sambuusa, and samsa.

Meanings

1. 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 sure each samosa is well sealed. 2023 June 7, Felicity Cloake, “How to make vegetable samosas – recipe”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Forms

Relateds

sambusak · sambuusa · sambusa · samsa · sambuseh

Synonyms

singada · somucha

Translations (51)

sa समोष (South Asian snack) · acw سمبوسة (South Asian snack) · hi समोसा (South Asian snack) · tr samsu (South Asian snack) · ja サモサ (South Asian snack) · mag 𑂮𑂱𑂑𑂹𑂐𑂰𑂚𑂰 (South Asian snack) · pa ਸਮੋਸਾ (South Asian snack) · pl samosa (South Asian snack) · tg самбӯса (South Asian snack) · ta சமோசா (South Asian snack) · mg sambosa (South Asian snack) · ar سَنْبُوسَة (South Asian snack) · te సమోస (South Asian snack) · pt chamuça (South Asian snack) · mr समोसा (South Asian snack) · sw sambusa (South Asian snack) · yue 咖喱角 (South Asian snack) · mfe samousa (South Asian snack) · eo samoso (South Asian snack) · bn সমুচা (South Asian snack) · as চিংৰা (South Asian snack) · as চিঙৰা (South Asian snack) · cmn 咖喱角 (South Asian snack) · or ସିଙ୍ଗଡ଼ା (South Asian snack) · pa ਸੰਬੂਸਾ (South Asian snack) · sd سمبوسو (South Asian snack) · my စမူဆာ (South Asian snack) · ka სამოსა (South Asian snack) · hu szamósza (South Asian snack) · af samoesa (South Asian snack) · ca samossa (South Asian snack) · fa سنبوسه (South Asian snack) · rcf samousa (South Asian snack) · gu સમોસા (South Asian snack) · ml സമോസ (South Asian snack) · ug سامسا (South Asian snack) · ko 사모사 (South Asian snack) · es samosa (South Asian snack) · ru самса́ (South Asian snack) · so sabuuse (South Asian snack) · id samosa (South Asian snack) · kk самса (South Asian snack) · de Samosa (South Asian snack) · ur سموسہ (South Asian snack) · so sambuus (South Asian snack) · ar سَمْبُوسَة (South Asian snack) · nl samosa (South Asian snack) · tr samsa (South Asian snack) · zdj samɓusa (South Asian snack) · bho 𑂮𑂱𑂑𑂹𑂐𑂰𑂚𑂰 (South Asian snack) · fr samoussa (South Asian snack)