kofta

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UK/ˈkɒftə/US/ˈkɑːftə/US/ˈkɔːftə/

noun

Any of various spicy meatball or meatloaf dishes of the Middle East, Caucasus, South Asia, and the Balkans.

OriginClassical Persian کوفْتَه →
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Meanings

nounkofta (plural koftas)

plural koftas · alternative kafta · alternative kofte · alternative koufta · alternative kufta

  1. Any of various spicy meatball or meatloaf dishes of the Middle East, Caucasus, South Asia, and the Balkans.

Origin

  1. Classical Persianکوفْتَه“ground meat”
  2. Englishkofta

Borrowed from Classical Persian کوفْتَه (kōfta, “ground meat”), from کوفْتَن (kōftan, “to grind, break, beat”).

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Translations

Arabic كُفْتَة
  • كُفْتَة (kufta)meatball or meatloaf dish
Bengali কোফতা
  • কোফতা (kōphta)meatball or meatloaf dish
Bulgarian кюфте́
  • кюфте́ (kjufté)meatball or meatloaf dish
Chinese Mandarin 四喜丸子
  • 四喜丸子 (sìxǐwánzǐ)meatball or meatloaf dish
Dutch köfte
  • köftemeatball or meatloaf dish
Esperanto kofto
  • koftomeatball or meatloaf dish
Finnish kofta
  • koftameatball or meatloaf dish
French kafta
  • kaftameatball or meatloaf dish
Greek κεφτές, κιοφτές
  • κεφτές (keftés)meatball or meatloaf dish
  • κιοφτές (kioftés)meatball or meatloaf dish
Hebrew כופתה, כֻּפְתָּה
  • כופתהmeatball or meatloaf dish
  • כֻּפְתָּה (kuftá)meatball or meatloaf dish
Hindi कोफ़्ता
  • कोफ़्ता (koftā)meatball or meatloaf dish
Indonesian kofte
  • koftemeatball or meatloaf dish
Japanese キョフテ, コフタ
  • キョフテ (kyofute)meatball or meatloaf dish
  • コフタ (kofuta)meatball or meatloaf dish
Korean 코프타
  • 코프타 (kopeuta)meatball or meatloaf dish
Lithuanian kofta
  • koftameatball or meatloaf dish
Polish kofta
  • koftameatball or meatloaf dish
Portuguese cafta
  • caftameatball or meatloaf dish
Romanian chiftea
  • chifteameatball or meatloaf dish
Russian кюфта́, те́фтели
  • кюфта́ (kjuftá)meatball or meatloaf dish
  • те́фтели (téfteli)meatball or meatloaf dish
Spanish kofta
  • koftameatball or meatloaf dish
Turkish köfte
  • köftemeatball or meatloaf dish
Ukrainian кюфта́
  • кюфта́ (kjuftá)meatball or meatloaf dish
Urdu کوفْتَہ
  • کوفْتَہ (kofta)meatball or meatloaf dish
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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