samosa

== English == === Alternative forms === somosa, samoosa, samuza, somasi, somaas (some specific to various regions of South Asia) === Etymology === Borrowed from Hindustani سموسہ (samosa) / समोसा (samosā), from Classical Persian سنبوسه (sanbōsa), from Middle Persian *sambōsag. Doublet of sambusa, sambusak, sambuseh, sambuusa, and samsa. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /səˈmoʊsə/ Rhymes: -əʊsə === Noun === samosa (plural samosas or samose) A South Asian snack consisting of a deep-fried triangular turnover filled with vegetables (especially potatoes) or meat. Synonyms: somucha, singada ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === McGregor, R.S, ed. The Oxford Hindi–English Dictionary, Oxford university press. 1993 === Anagrams === Samoas, somaas == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hindustani سموسہ (samosa) / समोसा (samosā), likely via some intermediary (possibly Caribbean Hindustani samosá), from Classical Persian سنبوسه (sanbōsa /⁠sambōsa⁠/), from Middle Persian *sambōsag. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term, particularly: === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /saːˈmoː.saː/, /sɑˈmoː.saː/ === Noun === samosa f (plural samosa's, diminutive samosaatje n) samosa === Further reading === samosa on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl == Indonesian == === Etymology === From English samosa, from Hindi समोसा (samosā), from Classical Persian سنبوسه (sanbōsa). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [saˈmosa] Hyphenation: sa‧mo‧sa === Noun === samosa (plural samosa-samosa) (cooking) samosa: South Asian snack consisting of a deep-fried triangular turnover filled with vegetables (especially potatoes) or meat === Further reading === “samosa”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Japanese == === Romanization === samosa Rōmaji transcription of サモサ == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hindi समोसा (samosā), from Classical Persian سنبوسه (sanbōsa), from Middle Persian *sambōsag. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /saˈmɔ.sa/ Rhymes: -ɔsa Syllabification: sa‧mo‧sa === Noun === samosa f samosa ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “samosa”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish) == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /saˈmosa/ [saˈmo.sa] Rhymes: -osa Syllabification: sa‧mo‧sa === Noun === samosa f (plural samosas) samosa