samsa

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noun

A Central Asian bun stuffed with meat and sometimes with vegetables.

OriginTurkic ← Classical Persian سَنْبوسَه ← Middle Persian *sambōsag →
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Meanings

noun

alternative somsa

  1. A Central Asian bun stuffed with meat and sometimes with vegetables.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
sansha

Origin

  1. Middle Persian*sambōsag
  2. Classical Persianسَنْبوسَه
  3. Turkic
  4. Englishsamsa

From Central Asian Turkic, from Classical Persian سَنْبوسَه (sanbōsa), from Middle Persian *sambōsag. Doublet of samosa and sambuseh.

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Translations

Russian самса́
  • самса́ (samsá)Central Asian bun

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Assammassaamassmsasa
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APA

samsa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/samsa

MLA

“samsa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/samsa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “samsa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/samsa.

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