Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small fried turnover of South Asian origin that is filled with seasoned vegetables or meat.
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- noun a
snack , ofIndian origin, consisting of adeep-fried triangular turnover filled withvegetables (especiallypotatoes ) ormeat
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun small turnover of Indian origin filled with vegetables or meat and fried and served hot
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I'll try the saunf trick but I don't like any spices in samosa covers.
The Imperfect Punjabi Samosa Anjali 2008
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Just to give a few examples from the four corners of India ... in Punjab (North), the hugely-popular samosa is traditionally accompanied by two chutneys: the sweet tamarind-date chutney and the spicy mint-cilantro chutney.
Archive 2007-05-01 Nupur 2007
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There are appetizers such as the samosa, which is a traditional pastry puff filled with either vegetable, chicken or a combination of both.
Daily Campus 2009
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There are appetizers such as the samosa, which is a traditional pastry puff filled with either vegetable, chicken or a combination of both.
Daily Campus 2009
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Jais (UP), Mar 28: Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi stopped at Amethi roadside joint to relish a 'samosa' on Saturday.
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manggy - your vocab is pretty better than many non-indians: and yes, the crust here is similar to a "samosa", but the filling is diff...
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My curry journey started with vegetable korma, moving on to the reckless spiced heights of, erm, mild vegetable curry, perhaps with a samosa if I was feeling "really crazy" OK, fine, you guessed it, I'm a heat-wimp.
Lucian Freud treasured the pleasures of the flesh | Barbara Ellen 2011
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As the journalist Tunku Varadarjan wrote, "a poorly assembled lunch can ruin a day at the Test match", and the history of cricketing packed lunches is keenly cherished ideally cricket food comes in small shareable parts: the oozing sandwich slow-cooked in its tinfoil, the flaking samosa, the impossible joy of crisps.
Sozzled - how English cricket got lost in drink | Barney Ronay 2011
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On the menu: a sweet-potato samosa, a roasted beet and fennel bisque scented with dill, and Asian-inspired preserved lemon curry and gluten-free tempura tofu.
DC Meat-Free Week kicks off Monday Lavanya Ramanathan 2011
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The list is quite something but to name a few, chats, samosa and ice creams.
Archive 2009-04-01 Anjali 2009
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