Etymology

loukoumades

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Today it means: Pastries made of deep-fried dough soaked in sugar syrup or honey and cinnamon, and sometimes sprinkled with sesame. (used especially of the Greek version of these pastries) Full definition →

Greek λουκουμάδες ← Arabic لُقْمَة
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  1. Arabic · derived fromلُقْمَة“morsel”
  2. Greek · borrowed fromλουκουμάδες
  3. English todayloukoumades

From Greek λουκουμάδες (loukoumádes), ultimately from Arabic لُقْمَة (luqma, “morsel”).

Words from the same roots

Arabicلُقْمَة all →

lokma

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.