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 Potato wedges, chicken samosas and chicken sandwiches were outside of proper holding temperatures. Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 10 May 2024 Order à la carte or go all in on the tandoori dinner but be sure to get an order of the samosas, fried to a perfect crisp with that comforting filling of potatoes and peas. Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024 Mah-ze-Dahr’s chaand raat at Brookfield place in Downtown Manhattan will have henna artists, jewelry sourced from Pakistan, activities for children, and samosas and sliders from Lahori Kabab and BK Jani alongside her signature treats. Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Apr. 2024 To assemble a samosa, fold the pastry wrapper in half horizontally with the open side facing toward you. Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 4 Feb. 2024 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

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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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Cite this Entry

“Samosa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/samosa. Accessed 22 May. 2024.

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