samosa

See also: Samosa and samosą

English

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samosa

Wikipedia

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/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -əʊsə

Noun

samosa (plural samosas or samose)

1. A South Asian snack consisting of a deep-fried triangular turnover filled with vegetables (especially potatoes) or meat.

   Synonyms: somucha, singada

   • 2023 June 7, Felicity Cloake, “How to make vegetable samosas – recipe”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     Homemade samosas are a world away from those dry cardboard triangles sold under the name in supermarkets. Instead, they have delicately flaky and deliciously rich pastry and a generous stuffing that’s easily tweaked to suit all tastes. […] Repeat with the remaining dough balls and filling, making sure each samosa is well sealed.

Related terms

• sambusa
• sambusak
• sambuseh
• sambuusa
• samsa

Translations

South Asian snack

Afrikaans: samoesa Arabic: سَنْبُوسَة f (sanbūsa), سَمْبُوسَة f (sambūsa) Hijazi Arabic: سمبوسة f (sambūsa) Assamese: চিঙৰা (siṅora), চিংৰা (siṅra) Bengali: সমুচা (bn) (śomuca) Bhojpuri: 𑂮𑂱𑂑𑂹𑂐𑂰𑂚𑂰 (siṅghāṛā) Burmese: စမူဆာ (my) (ca.muhca) Catalan: samossa f Chinese: Cantonese: 咖喱角 (gaa3 lei1 gok3) Mandarin: 咖喱角 (gālíjiǎo) Dutch: samosa f Esperanto: samoso French: samoussa (fr) m Georgian: სამოსა (samosa) German: Samosa (de) n Gujarati: સમોસા (samosā) Hindi: समोसा (hi) m (samosā) Hungarian: szamósza Indonesian: samosa Japanese: サモサ (ja) (samosa) Kazakh: самса (samsa) Korean: 사모사 (samosa) Kyrgyz: please add this translation if you can Magahi: 𑂮𑂱𑂑𑂹𑂐𑂰𑂚𑂰 (siṅghāṛā) Malagasy: sambosa Malayalam: സമോസ (samōsa) Marathi: समोसा m (samosā) Mauritian Creole: samousa Ngazidja Comorian: samɓusa Odia: ସିଙ୍ଗଡ଼ା (siṅgaṛā) Persian: سنبوسه (fa) (sanbose) Polish: samosa (pl) f Portuguese: chamuça (pt) f Punjabi: ਸਮੋਸਾ (pa) m (samosā) (standard), ਸੰਬੂਸਾ m (sambūsā) Réunion Creole French: samousa Russian: самса́ (ru) f (samsá) Sanskrit: समोष m (samoṣa) Sindhi: سمبوسو m (samboso) Somali: sambuus, sabuuse Spanish: samosa (es) f Swahili: sambusa Tajik: самбӯса (sambůsa) Tamil: சமோசா (camōcā) Telugu: సమోస (samōsa) Turkish: samsu (dialectal), samsa (tr) Urdu: سموسہ m (samosā) Uyghur: سامسا (ug) (samsa) Uzbek: please add this translation if you can

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saːˈmoː.saː/, /sɑˈmoː.saː/

Noun

samosa f (plural samosa's, diminutive samosaatje n)

1. samosa
   • 1970 November 28, “Een pittig hapje [A spicy snack]”, in Algemeen Dagblad‎:

     Recept voor , SAMOSA Indiase pittige hapjes, voor bij koffie, thee of borrel.

     Recipe for samosa, Indian spicy hors d'oeuvres, to go with coffee, tea, or drinks.

   • 1971 March 5, Schrijfkouter, “Erf en akker”, in ZLM Land- en Tuinbouwblad‎, Goes: Maatschappij tot bevordering van landbouw, tuinbouw en veeteelt in Zeeland en Noord-Brabant:

     Mikel Munge, onze grote vriend, hoofd van het wildbeschermingskorps in Galole was overgeplaatst naar Ngong in de buurt van Nairobi. Op de klub was er een afscheidsfeest voor hem. Eerst waren er de vele toespraken, en daarna gingen de schalen met geroosterde geit voorbij. Gloeiend hete bloedworst, samoesa's stevig gekruid, en bij dat alles een lekkere slok bier.

     Mikel Munge, our great friend, head of the wildlife protection corps in Galole, had been transferred to Ngong, near Nairobi. A farewell party in his honour was held at the club. First many speeches were given, before platters of roasted goat were passed around. Piping hot blood sausage, samosas heavily spiced, all accompanied by a fine swig of beer.

Further reading

• samosa on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

samosa

Wikipedia ^id

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)

1. (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

1. Rōmaji transcription of サモサ

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

samosa

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi समोसा (samosā), from Classical Persian سنبوسه (sanbōsa), from Middle Persian *sambōsag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈmɔ.sa/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔsa
• Syllabification: sa‧mo‧sa

Noun

samosa f

1. samosa

Declension

Declension of samosa

	singular	plural
nominative	samosa	samosy
genitive	samosy	samos
dative	samosie	samosom
accusative	samosę	samosy
instrumental	samosą	samosami
locative	samosie	samosach
vocative	samoso	samosy

Further reading

• samosa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈmosa/ [saˈmo.sa]
• Rhymes: -osa
• Syllabification: sa‧mo‧sa

Noun

samosa f (plural samosas)

1. samosa