"gulab jamun" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gulab jamuns [plural]
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”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|inc-hnd}} Hindustani, {{der|en|fa-cls|گُلَاب}} Classical Persian گُلَاب (gulāb) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|nolinkhead=1}} gulab jamun (countable and uncountable, plural gulab jamuns)
  1. A South Asian dessert made from milk solids that are deep-fried and soaked in syrup. Wikipedia link: gulab jamun Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Desserts Translations (South Asian dessert): غُلَابْ جَامُن (ḡulāb jāmun) [masculine] (Arabic), قُلاب جامُن (gulāb jāmun) [Hijazi-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), গোলাপজাম (gōlapojam) (Bengali), မလိုင်လုံး (ma.luinglum:) (Burmese), 玫瑰奶球 (méiguī nǎiqiú) (Chinese Mandarin), ގުލާބް ޖާމުން (gulāb jāmun̊) (Dhivehi), ગુલાબ જાંબુ (gulāb jā̃bu) (Gujarati), गुलाब जामुन (gulāb jāmun) (Hindi), गुलाबजामुन (gulābjāmun) [masculine] (Hindi), グラブジャムン (gurabu jamun) (Japanese), ಗುಲಾಬ್ ಜಾಮುನ್ (gulāb jāmun) (Kannada), 굴랍자문 (gullapjamun) (Korean), ഗുലാബ് ജാമുൻ (gulābŭ jāmuṉ) (Malayalam), ਗੁਲਾਬ ਜਾਮਨ (gulāb jāman) (Punjabi), гула́б джа́мун (guláb džámun) [masculine] (Russian), గులాబ్ జామున్ (gulāb jāmun) (Telugu), گلاب جامن (gulāb jāmun) (Urdu)

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