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Meaning of "samosa" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SAMOSA

From Hindi.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SAMOSA

səˈməʊsə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAMOSA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Samosa is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SAMOSA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Samosa

A samosa /səˈmoʊsə/ or samoosa is a fried or baked pastry with savory filling, such as spiced potatoes, onions, peas, lentils and sometimes ground lamb, ground beef or ground chicken. They may or may not also contain pine nuts. Its size and consistency may vary, but typically it is distinctly triangular or tetrahedral in shape. Indian samosas are usually vegetarian, and often accompanied by a mint sauce or chutney. With its origins in Uttar Pradesh, they are a popular entree appetizer or snack in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia and Southwest Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, the Mediterranean, the Horn of Africa, North Africa and South Africa.

Definition of samosa in the English dictionary

The definition of samosa in the dictionary is a small triangular pastry case containing spiced vegetables or meat and served fried.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SAMOSA

aftosa · amorosa · curiosa · dosa · Formosa · gloriosa · greengrocer · grocer · margosa · mimosa · mucosa · proser · rugosa · scabiosa · serosa · submucosa · Tolosa · tosa

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAMOSA

sammies · samming · sammy · Samnite · samnitis · Samnium · Samoa · Samoa Islands · Samoan · Samos · Samothrace · samovar · Samoyed · Samoyedic · samp · sampan · samphire · sampi · sampire · sample

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAMOSA

anorexia nervosa · Appaloosa · bulimia nervosa · corpora cavernosa · mariposa · mater dolorosa · Monte Rosa · ponderosa · Ramaphosa · retinitis pigmentosa · Reynosa · roosa · Rosa · sub rosa · Vallombrosa · Vargas Llosa · Via Dolorosa · Villahermosa · virtuosa · Xhosa

Synonyms and antonyms of samosa in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «samosa» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF SAMOSA

Find out the translation of samosa to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of samosa from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «samosa» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

咖喱角
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

samosa
570 millions of speakers
en

English

samosa
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

समोसा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السمبوسك
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

самоса
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

samosa
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

সিঙ্গাড়া
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

samosa
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Samosa
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Samosa
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

サモサ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

사모
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Samosa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

samosa
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

சமோசா
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

समोसा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

samosa´nın
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

samosa
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

samosa
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Самоса
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

samosa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

samosa
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

samosa
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

samosa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

samosa
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of samosa

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAMOSA»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of samosa
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about samosa

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAMOSA»

Discover the use of samosa in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to samosa and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Billoo's Samosa English
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2
Oxford Reading Tree: Stage 6: Snapdragons: The Samosa Thief
The Samosa Thief - Who keeps stealing the samosas?
Narinder Dhami, 2005
3
India Food and Cooking: The Ultimate Book on Indian Cuisine
For example 'singhoda' is the Gujarati name for samosa, whereas 'shingara' is the Bengali version. This recipe uses a traditional vegetable filling; for meat samosas use Keema (minced beef curry, see page 117) as the filling, having first  ...
Pat Chapman, 2007
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Progress in Cryptology-- INDOCRYPT 2012: 13th International ...
SAMOSA-256(M) 01. m1m2...mk−1mk := pad256(M); 02. y0||y0 := 〈0〉256||〈256〉 256; 03. for(i:=1,2,...k) yi||yi := P512(yi−1||mi)⊕(yi−1||〈0〉256); 04. r := P512(yk||yk ); 05. return r[256, 511]; SAMOSA-512(M) 11. m1m2...mk−1mk := pad512(M); 12.
Steven Galbraith, Mridul Nandi, 2012
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Impossible Bodies, Impossible Selves: Exclusions and Student ...
Avtar takes photographs of my hands holding cooking utensils and pinching together the pastry seams of an uncooked samosa. [...] Intermittently various students come to the cooking area. The (White) girls look to see what Avtar and Mridula ...
Deborah Youdell, 2006
6
SNAKE AMONGST SHADOWS: THE EXPENDABLE P.I
'Yes' Samosa said. 'But he requested that I should meet you here first'. 'When am I going to meet him?' Dominic Samosa said nothing. The Rat wondered if his host was thinking about that question. It seemed the man was absorbed in thought ...
CHIMAIJEM I. EZECHUKWU , S. Amalemba, 2014
7
Proceedings of the 2011 Theoretical Advanced Study Institute ...
V. Distance above surface + k Now, if you chose to plot radial samosa coordinate R as your variable then all of your events should be inside the samosa, if you've got the masses right, and no events, no background events... only background ...
Tim M. P. Tait, Konstantin T. Matchev, 2013
8
Rude Awakenings:
Samosa led them almost to the very tip ofthe islandand Anyx had marvelled at theolder captain's patience notbecause ofthe march, but because Swallow hadmanaged tokeep up analmost uninterrupted commentary cataloguing Samosa's ...
Jonathan Eaves, 2014
9
Articles on Hyderabad, India Culture, Including: Samosa, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
10
Best Vegan Recipes: Best Vegan Recipes from North America's ...
Raw CurriedSamosas Great Sage In Advance: Dehydrate samosa wrapper 4 to 8 hours ~ Preparation time: 35 minutes ~ Serves: 2-4 ~ Level of difficulty: 3.5 ~ Equipment: Dehydrator, Food processor ~ G/F & S/F Raw food is so flavorful and  ...
Jessica Kirby, Jamie Isabella Parker, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAMOSA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term samosa is used in the context of the following news items.
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Roasted corn, samosa, coffee and pakodas in monsoon for the …
Rafi Malik, who plays Ramashrey says, "I like to enjoy monsoon in a very relaxing manner. I Like to sit at home having coffee with pakodas and samosa. I am not ... «PINKVILLA, Jul 15»
2
Kerala sees Nitaqat returnees make 'samosa business' during …
45-year-old Naushad, who was forced to leave Saudi Arabia in 2011 after the 'Nitaqat' rules came into force, has now made samosas a source of livelihood ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
3
The samosa man
How many of us can resist biting into a hot flaky samosa? Especially one that was bought by a thoughtful brother! Certainly, not me. This treat doesn't really need ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
4
Social media news portal Social Samosa acquired by private investors
Social media news portal Social Samosa has been acquired by unnamed private investors and the two co-founders of the Mumbai-based startup have moved ... «VC Circle, May 15»
5
Social Samosa Sold for Approximately Rs 2-3 Cr to Private Investors
Social media news portal Social Samosa has been sold to private investors for an amount which has not been disclosed publicly. However, according to sources ... «iamWire, May 15»
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Social media news portal Social Samosa sold to private investors for …
NEW DELHI: Social media news portal Social Samosa has been sold to private investors for an undisclosed amount, three people with knowledge of the deal ... «Economic Times, May 15»
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24 steps: How to make the perfect Samosa
We don't need an excuse to grab a plate of Samosas. Afterall, it's the king of all Indian snacks. If you want to make it at home, here's a step-by-step guide to make ... «The Indian Express, Feb 15»
8
A short history of the samosa
Here's a shocker: our very own samosa was never ours. You read that right. The neatly folded, tightly packed savoury goodness that we thought belonged to ... «Quartz, Jan 15»
9
India's 'superhero snacks'
Delhi-based artist Rajkamal Aich told the BBC he chose popular items like samosa, jalebi and laddoo because food is a "conversation starter" and is among the ... «BBC News, Jan 15»
10
Bowie family brings a taste of Kenya to Bowie
Samosa Supreme co-owners (from left) Jayne Musonye, Dale Smith, and Rose Musonye with a plate of their savory beef samosas at their catering facility in ... «Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online, Nov 14»
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