: a small triangular pastry filled with spiced meat or vegetables and fried in ghee or oil
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On board, passengers chat politics in Finnish dining cars, clamber into couchettes above strangers on the Trans-Siberian, and share samosas on India’s many raucous mail trains.
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
Right in the heart of town, Buffalo Indian Restaurant is best known for its variety of naan—especially cheese and garlic—and the menu features tasty dishes like butter chicken and samosas.
—Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2026
Frozen samosas were improperly thawing on the prep table at room temperature.
—Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Along the edges of the crowd, which stretched several blocks down the street, friends broke into smaller conversations while neighbors handed out free coffee and samosas.
—Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
Right in the heart of town, Buffalo Indian Restaurant is best known for its variety of naan—especially cheese and garlic—and the menu features tasty dishes like butter chicken and samosas.
—Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2026
Frozen samosas were improperly thawing on the prep table at room temperature.
—Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Along the edges of the crowd, which stretched several blocks down the street, friends broke into smaller conversations while neighbors handed out free coffee and samosas.
—Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Samosa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/samosa. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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