pakora

noun

pa·​kora pə-ˈkȯr-ə 

plural pakoras or pakora

: an Indian food consisting of vegetables, seafood, meat, or cheese dipped in a thick, spiced batter and deep-fried

Examples of pakora in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Start your meal with Indian pakoras stuffed with spicy chorizo, then choose your region for dinner. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026

Ritu’s mother was standing by the stove frying pakoras, and Ritu’s father was at the kitchen table, unshaven, white chest hair showing. — Akhil Sharma, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025

Start with some samosas and pakoras, then chase orders of sev puri, papri chaat, and aloo bhatura with refreshing mango lassi and lemon soda water. — Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2025

The vegetable curry was reheated to 187 degrees and the pakora was discarded. — Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 11 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Hindi pakoṛā, going back to Sanskrit pakvavaṭa-, from pakvá- "cooked, ripe" + vaṭa "lump, cake of pulse fried in oil," of uncertain origin — more at pukka

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pakora

• aurorae
• fedora
• menorah
• minora
• pandora
• pecora
• senhora
• senora
• signora
• aura
• bora
• burra