"dosa" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdəʊsə/ [UK], /ˈdoʊsə/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dosa.wav [Southern-England] Forms: dosas [plural]
Etymology: From Kannada ದೋಸೆ (dōse). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|kn|ದೋಸೆ|sc=Knda}} Kannada ದೋಸೆ (dōse) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dosa (plural dosas)
  1. A type of thin south Indian pancake made from fermented lentils and rice blended with water, typically served with chutney or sambar. Wikipedia link: dosa (food) Categories (topical): Foods Synonyms: dosha, dosai Translations (type of pancake): တိုရှေ (tuihre) (Burmese), ઢોસા (ḍhosā) (Gujarati), डोसा (ḍosā) [masculine] (Hindi), दोसा (dosā) [masculine] (Hindi), ದೋಸೆ (dōse) (Kannada), पोळो (poḷo) (Konkani), tose (Malay), ദോശ (dōśa) (Malayalam), डोसा (ḍosā) [masculine] (Marathi), dosa [feminine] (Polish), ਡੋਸਾ (ḍosā) [masculine] (Punjabi), दोसक (dosaka) (Sanskrit), தோசை (tōcai) (Tamil), దోస (dōsa) (Telugu)

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