samosa

noun

sa·​mo·​sa sə-ˈmō-sə How to pronounce samosa (audio)
: a small triangular pastry filled with spiced meat or vegetables and fried in ghee or oil

Examples of samosa in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Enjoy it, Isa says, with the cafe’s honeycomb bread, filled with cheese and drizzled with honey, samosas or pastries. Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024 Recipes are built around both Blais’ creative food style, with approachable recipes for zucchini fritters, eggplant and chickpea samosas, jerk cauliflower steaks and a blended mushroom burger. Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024 Arrange samosas on pan or insert and spray tops with vegetable oil. Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 4 Feb. 2024 Three of us shared a bottle of the 2020 Pedroncelli Zinfandel ($38.00) and the five of us each got a vegetable samosa ($22) and shared the naan and chutney flight ($18.00) to start. Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 11 Jan. 2024 There’s the fragrance of mangoes ripening in Lamu Town’s friendly market, cutting through the scent of crisping samosas and salty sea air. Jeffrey Gettleman, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2023 Male servers in bold black eyeliner and hot pink headwraps passed trays of delicious samosas and cheese puffs. Mario Abad, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2023 According to Padma Lakshmi's Instagram Stories, her guests enjoyed samosas — and dancing the night away. Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023 Meanwhile, Trinh talks naan, samosas and the role KRTH-FM (101.1) radio host Greg Simms played in the day their business went viral. Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Hindi samosā & Urdu samosa, sambūsa, from Persian sambūsa

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of samosa was in 1932

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“Samosa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/samosa. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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