Om Ali

noun

A traditional Egyptian dessert resembling bread pudding, typically made with layers of puff pastry or phyllo dough, milk, nuts (such as almonds, pistachios, or hazelnuts), and sometimes raisins or coconut. It is baked until golden and served warm, often garnished with additional nuts, powdered sugar, or whipped cream.

Meanings

nounOm Ali (usually uncountable, plural Om Alis)

plural Om Alis · alternative Omali · alternative Umm Ali · alternative Oumm Ali

  1. uncountableusuallyA traditional Egyptian dessert resembling bread pudding, typically made with layers of puff pastry or phyllo dough, milk, nuts (such as almonds, pistachios, or hazelnuts), and sometimes raisins or coconut. It is baked until golden and served warm, often garnished with additional nuts, powdered sugar, or whipped cream.

Origin

  1. Egyptian Arabicأم علي
  2. EnglishOm Ali

Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic أم علي (ʔumm ʕali, literally “Ali's mother”).

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Translations

Arabic أُمّ عَلِيّ
  • أُمّ عَلِيّ (ʔumm ʕaliyy)Om Ali
French Om Ali
  • Om AliOm Ali
German Om Ali
  • Om AliOm Ali
Spanish Om Ali
  • Om AliOm Ali
Cite this entry
APA

Om Ali. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Om%20Ali

MLA

“Om Ali.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Om%20Ali. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Om Ali,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Om%20Ali.

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