samosa

noun

, plural sa·mo·sas, sa·mo·sa.

1. an Indian fried turnover filled with minced meat or vegetables and spices:

   potato samosas.

samosa

/ səˈməʊsə /

noun

1. (in Indian cookery) a small triangular pastry case containing spiced vegetables or meat and served fried

Word History and Origins

Origin of samosa¹

First recorded in 1930–35; from Hindi samosā, from Persian

Word History and Origins

Origin of samosa¹

C20: from Hindi

Example Sentences

At Swadesi, Sarkar serves up a Samosa Chaat Croissant filled with spiced potatoes and peas alongside a Butter Chicken Croissant that features burrata and red pepper makhani.

From Salon

The companies are striving to hold onto market share gained over three decades of rapid growth in a nation critical to their futures - and one where it's tough to compete with a street-food culture and a sizzling samosa for as little as 10 rupees.

From Reuters

“They’re known as the Samosa Caucus, for those of you who don’t know,” she said with a laugh.

From Washington Times

He also cheered the “samosa caucus”—the five U.S.

From Seattle Times

"Food delivery became the most relevant during the months of lockdown as fine dine restaurants that otherwise didn't get into food delivery, learnt how to package their food and send it out," says Sonal Ved, Mumbai-based digital editor and author of food books: Tiffin and Whose Samosa Is It Anyway?

From BBC