samosa

noun

sa·​mo·​sa sə-ˈmō-sə How to pronounce samosa (audio)
: a small triangular pastry filled with spiced meat or vegetables and fried in ghee or oil

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There will be live music and complimentary sweets and samosas. Shafaq Patel, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024 Global flavors collide, with tiny restaurants and food stalls slinging plates of biryani, falafel, shawarma, samosas, pani puri and the even Filipino halo halo. Catherine Garcia, theweek, 22 Oct. 2024 On board, passengers chat politics in Finnish dining cars, clamber into couchettes above strangers on the Trans-Siberian, and share samosas on India’s many raucous mail trains. Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2024 Place: Roof at the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills Served: Sashimi, spicy tuna on crispy rice and chicken samosas; signature cocktails included the Hollywood Highball made with Johnnie Walker Blue Label, and The Primetime ginger margarita made with Don Julio Reposado. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for samosa 

Word History

Etymology

Hindi samosā & Urdu samosa, sambūsa, from Persian sambūsa

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of samosa was in 1932

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“Samosa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/samosa. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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