Etymology

sambusak

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Today it means: A Levantine dumpling filled with minced meat or cheese. Full definition →

North Levantine Arabic سمبوسك ← Middle Persian *sambōsag
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  1. Middle Persian · derived from*sambōsag
  2. North Levantine Arabic · borrowed fromسمبوسك
  3. English todaysambusak

From North Levantine Arabic سمبوسك (sambūsak), from Middle Persian *sambōsag. Doublet of sambusa, sambuseh, sambuusa, samosa, and samsa.

Words from the same roots

Middle Persian*sambōsag all →

samosasamsasambusehsambuusa

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.