"samsa" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: somsa [alternative]
Etymology: From Central Asian Turkic, from Classical Persian سَنْبوسَه (sanbōsa), from Middle Persian *sambōsag. Doublet of samosa and sambuseh. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|trk}} Turkic, {{der|en|fa-cls|سَنْبوسَه}} Classical Persian سَنْبوسَه (sanbōsa), {{der|en|pal|*sambōsag}} Middle Persian *sambōsag, {{doublet|en|samosa|sambuseh}} Doublet of samosa and sambuseh Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} samsa
  1. A Central Asian bun stuffed with meat and sometimes with vegetables. Translations (Central Asian bun): самса (samsa) (Kazakh), самса́ (samsá) [feminine] (Russian), سامسا (samsa) (Uyghur), somsa (Uzbek)

Alternative forms

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