samosa

See also: Samosa and samosą

English

Samosas and dip

Alternative forms

• samsa, somsa, somosa, samoosa, samuza, somasi, somaas (some specific to various regions)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani سموسہ (samosa) / समोसा (samosā), from Classical Persian سنبوسه (sanbōsa /⁠sambōsa⁠/). Doublet of sambousek, sambuseh, and sambuusa.

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

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Noun

samosa (plural samosas)

1. A snack, of South Asian origin, consisting of a deep-fried triangular turnover filled with vegetables (especially potatoes) or meat.

   Synonyms: somucha, sambusa, singada, sambosa, sambosak

Translations

Indian snack

• Afrikaans: samoesa
• Arabic: سَنْبُوسَة f (sanbūsa), سَمْبُوسَة f (sambūsa)

  Hijazi Arabic: سمبوسة f (sambūsa)

• Assamese: চিঙৰা (siṅora), চিংৰা (siṅra)
• Bengali: সমুচা (śomuca)
• Bhojpuri: 𑂮𑂱𑂑𑂹𑂐𑂰𑂚𑂰 (siṅghāṛā)
• Burmese: စမူဆာ (my) (ca.muhca)
• Catalan: samossa f
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 咖喱角 (gaa³ lei¹ gok³)

  Mandarin: 咖喱角 (gālíjiǎo)

• Dutch: samosa f
• Esperanto: samoso
• French: samoussa (fr) m
• Georgian: სამოსა (samosa)
• Gujarati: સમોસા (samosā)
• Hindi: समोसा (hi) m (samosā)
• Hungarian: szamósza
• Indonesian: samosa
• Japanese: サモサ (samosa)
• Kazakh: самса (samsa)
• Korean: 사모사 (samosa)
• Kyrgyz: please add this translation if you can
• Magahi: 𑂮𑂱𑂑𑂹𑂐𑂰𑂚𑂰 (siṅghāṛā)
• Malagasy: sambosa
• Malayalam: സമോസ (samōsa)
• Marathi: समोसा m (samosā)
• Mauritian Creole: samousa
• Ngazidja Comorian: samɓusa
• Odia: ସିଙ୍ଗଡ଼ା (siṅgaṛā)
• Persian: سنبوسه (fa) (sanbose)
• Polish: samosa (pl) f
• Portuguese: chamuça (pt) f
• Punjabi: ਸਮੋਸਾ (pa) m (samosā) (standard), ਸੰਬੂਸਾ m (sambūsā)
• Réunion Creole French: samousa
• Russian: самса́ (ru) f (samsá)
• Sanskrit: समोष m (samoṣa)
• Sindhi: سمبوسو m (samboso)
• Somali: sambuus, sabuuse
• Spanish: samosa f
• Swahili: sambusa
• Tajik: самбӯса (sambüsa)
• Tamil: சமோசா (camōcā)
• Telugu: సమోస (samōsa)
• Turkish: samsu (dialectal), samsa (tr)
• Urdu: سموسہ m (samosā)
• Uyghur: سامسا (ug) (samsa)
• Uzbek: please add this translation if you can

References

• McGregor, R.S, ed. The Oxford Hindi–English Dictionary, Oxford university press. 1993

Anagrams

• Samoas, somaas

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani سموسہ (samosa) / समोसा (samosā), likely via some intermediary (possibly Caribbean Hindustani samosá), from Classical Persian سنبوسه (sanbōsa /⁠sambōsa⁠/). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

samosa f (plural samosa's, diminutive samosaatje n)

1. samosa
   • 1970 November 28, “Een pittig hapje [A spicy snack]”, in Algemeen Dagblad‎^[1]:

     Recept voor , SAMOSA Indiase pittige hapjes, voor bij koffie, thee of borrel.

     Recipe for samosa, Indian spicy hors d'oeuvres, to go with coffee, tea, or drinks.

   • 1971 March 5, Schrijfkouter, “Erf en akker”, in ZLM Land- en Tuinbouwblad‎^[2], Goes: Maatschappij tot bevordering van landbouw, tuinbouw en veeteelt in Zeeland en Noord-Brabant:

     Mikel Munge, onze grote vriend, hoofd van het wildbeschermingskorps in Galole was overgeplaatst naar Ngong in de buurt van Nairobi. Op de klub was er een afscheidsfeest voor hem. Eerst waren er de vele toespraken, en daarna gingen de schalen met geroosterde geit voorbij. Gloeiend hete bloedworst, samoesa's stevig gekruid, en bij dat alles een lekkere slok bier.

     Mikel Munge, our great friend, head of the wildlife protection corps in Galole, had been transferred to Ngong, near Nairobi. A farewell party in his honour was held at the club. First many speeches were given, before platters of roasted goat were passed around. Piping hot blood sausage, samosas heavily spiced, all accompanied by a fine swig of beer.

Further reading

• samosa on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Indonesian

samosa

Etymology

From English samosa, from Hindi समोसा (samosā), from Classical Persian سنبوسه (sanbōsa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [saˈmosa]
• Hyphenation: sa‧mo‧sa

Noun

samosa (first-person possessive samosaku, second-person possessive samosamu, third-person possessive samosanya)

1. (cooking) samosa: a snack, of Indian origin, consisting of a deep-fried triangular turnover filled with vegetables (especially potatoes) or meat.

Further reading

• “samosa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

samosa

1. Rōmaji transcription of サモサ

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi समोसा (samosā), from Classical Persian سنبوسه (sanbōsa), from Middle Persian *sambōsag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈmɔ.sa/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔsa
• Syllabification: sa‧mo‧sa

Noun

samosa f

1. samosa

Declension

Declension of samosa

	singular	plural
nominative	samosa	samosy
genitive	samosy	samos
dative	samosie	samosom
accusative	samosę	samosy
instrumental	samosą	samosami
locative	samosie	samosach
vocative	samoso	samosy

Further reading

• samosa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Noun

samosa f (plural samosas)

1. samosa