"samosa" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-samosa.wav Forms: samosas [plural], samose [plural], somosa [alternative], samoosa [alternative], samuza [alternative], somasi [alternative], somaas [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani سموسہ (samosa) / समोसा (samosā), from Classical Persian سنبوسه (sanbōsa /⁠sambōsa⁠/), from Middle Persian *sambōsag. Doublet of sambusa, sambusak, sambuseh, sambuusa, and samsa. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|inc-hnd}} Borrowed from Hindustani, {{der|en|fa-cls|سنبوسه|tr=sanbōsa|ts=sambōsa}} Classical Persian سنبوسه (sanbōsa /⁠sambōsa⁠/), {{der|en|pal|*sambōsag}} Middle Persian *sambōsag, {{doublet|en|sambusa|sambusak|sambuseh|sambuusa|samsa}} Doublet of sambusa, sambusak, sambuseh, sambuusa, and samsa Head templates: {{en-noun|s|samose}} samosa (plural samosas or samose)
  1. A South Asian snack consisting of a deep-fried triangular turnover filled with vegetables (especially potatoes) or meat. Wikipedia link: samosa Categories (topical): Foods Synonyms: somucha, singada Related terms: sambusa, sambusak, sambuseh, sambuusa, samsa Translations (South Asian snack): samoesa (Afrikaans), سَنْبُوسَة (sanbūsa) [feminine] (Arabic), سَمْبُوسَة (sambūsa) [feminine] (Arabic), سمبوسة (sambūsa) [Hijazi-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), চিঙৰা (siṅora) (Assamese), চিংৰা (siṅra) (Assamese), সমুচা (śomuca) (Bengali), 𑂮𑂱𑂑𑂹𑂐𑂰𑂚𑂰 (siṅghāṛā) (Bhojpuri), စမူဆာ (ca.muhca) (Burmese), samossa [feminine] (Catalan), 咖喱角 (gaa³ lei¹ gok³) (Chinese Cantonese), 咖喱角 (gālíjiǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), samosa [feminine] (Dutch), samoso (Esperanto), samoussa [masculine] (French), სამოსა (samosa) (Georgian), સમોસા (samosā) (Gujarati), समोसा (samosā) [masculine] (Hindi), szamósza (Hungarian), samosa (Indonesian), サモサ (samosa) (Japanese), самса (samsa) (Kazakh), 사모사 (samosa) (Korean), 𑂮𑂱𑂑𑂹𑂐𑂰𑂚𑂰 (siṅghāṛā) (Magahi), sambosa (Malagasy), സമോസ (samōsa) (Malayalam), समोसा (samosā) [masculine] (Marathi), samousa (Mauritian Creole), samɓusa (Ngazidja Comorian), ସିଙ୍ଗଡ଼ା (siṅgaṛā) (Odia), سنبوسه (sanbose) (Persian), samosa [feminine] (Polish), chamuça [feminine] (Portuguese), ਸਮੋਸਾ (samosā) [masculine, standard] (Punjabi), ਸੰਬੂਸਾ (sambūsā) [masculine] (Punjabi), самса́ (samsá) [feminine] (Russian), samousa (Réunion Creole French), समोष (samoṣa) [masculine] (Sanskrit), سمبوسو (samboso) [masculine] (Sindhi), sambuus (Somali), sabuuse (Somali), samosa [feminine] (Spanish), sambusa (Swahili), самбӯса (sambüsa) (Tajik), சமோசா (camōcā) (Tamil), సమోస (samōsa) (Telugu), samsu [dialectal] (Turkish), samsa (Turkish), سموسہ (samosā) [masculine] (Urdu), سامسا (samsa) (Uyghur)
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          "sense": "South Asian snack",
          "word": "samoesa"
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          "roman": "sanbūsa",
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          "lang": "Assamese",
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          "sense": "South Asian snack",
          "word": "চিঙৰা"
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          "code": "as",
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          "word": "চিংৰা"
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          "roman": "śomuca",
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          "word": "সমুচা"
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          "code": "bho",
          "lang": "Bhojpuri",
          "roman": "siṅghāṛā",
          "sense": "South Asian snack",
          "word": "𑂮𑂱𑂑𑂹𑂐𑂰𑂚𑂰"
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          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "ca.muhca",
          "sense": "South Asian snack",
          "word": "စမူဆာ"
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          "sense": "South Asian snack",
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          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "gaa³ lei¹ gok³",
          "sense": "South Asian snack",
          "word": "咖喱角"
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          "roman": "gālíjiǎo",
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          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "samosa",
          "sense": "South Asian snack",
          "word": "სამოსა"
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          "code": "gu",
          "lang": "Gujarati",
          "roman": "samosā",
          "sense": "South Asian snack",
          "word": "સમોસા"
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "samosā",
          "sense": "South Asian snack",
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          "word": "समोसा"
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          "code": "hu",
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          "sense": "South Asian snack",
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "South Asian snack",
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          "roman": "siṅghāṛā",
          "sense": "South Asian snack",
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          "sense": "South Asian snack",
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          "roman": "samōsa",
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          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "samosā",
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          "code": "mfe",
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          "code": "zdj",
          "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
          "sense": "South Asian snack",
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          "code": "or",
          "lang": "Odia",
          "roman": "siṅgaṛā",
          "sense": "South Asian snack",
          "word": "ସିଙ୍ଗଡ଼ା"
        },
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "sanbose",
          "sense": "South Asian snack",
          "word": "سنبوسه"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "South Asian snack",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "samosa"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "South Asian snack",
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      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "samoesa"
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      "lang": "Arabic",
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      "sense": "South Asian snack",
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      "lang": "Arabic",
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      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "চিঙৰা"
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      "code": "as",
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      "roman": "siṅra",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "চিংৰা"
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      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "śomuca",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "সমুচা"
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      "code": "bho",
      "lang": "Bhojpuri",
      "roman": "siṅghāṛā",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "𑂮𑂱𑂑𑂹𑂐𑂰𑂚𑂰"
    },
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      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "ca.muhca",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "စမူဆာ"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
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      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "gaa³ lei¹ gok³",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "咖喱角"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gālíjiǎo",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "咖喱角"
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "samosa"
    },
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "samoso"
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
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      "word": "samoussa"
    },
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "samosa",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "სამოსა"
    },
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      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "samosā",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "સમોસા"
    },
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "samosā",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "समोसा"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "szamósza"
    },
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "samosa"
    },
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      "lang": "Japanese",
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      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "サモサ"
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      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "samsa",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "самса"
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      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "사모사"
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      "roman": "siṅghāṛā",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "𑂮𑂱𑂑𑂹𑂐𑂰𑂚𑂰"
    },
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      "code": "mg",
      "lang": "Malagasy",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "sambosa"
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      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "samōsa",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "സമോസ"
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      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "samosā",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
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      "code": "mfe",
      "lang": "Mauritian Creole",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "samousa"
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      "code": "zdj",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "samɓusa"
    },
    {
      "code": "or",
      "lang": "Odia",
      "roman": "siṅgaṛā",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "ସିଙ୍ଗଡ଼ା"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "sanbose",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "سنبوسه"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "samosa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "chamuça"
    },
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      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "samosā",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
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      "word": "ਸਮੋਸਾ"
    },
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      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "sambūsā",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "ਸੰਬੂਸਾ"
    },
    {
      "code": "rcf",
      "lang": "Réunion Creole French",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "samousa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "samsá",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "самса́"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "samoṣa",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "समोष"
    },
    {
      "code": "sd",
      "lang": "Sindhi",
      "roman": "samboso",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "سمبوسو"
    },
    {
      "code": "so",
      "lang": "Somali",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "sambuus"
    },
    {
      "code": "so",
      "lang": "Somali",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "sabuuse"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "samosa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "sambusa"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "sambüsa",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "самбӯса"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "camōcā",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "சமோசா"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "samōsa",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "సమోస"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "word": "samsu"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "samsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "samosā",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "سموسہ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "samsa",
      "sense": "South Asian snack",
      "word": "سامسا"
    }
  ],
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}

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