langos

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/ˈlaːŋɡoʃ/

noun

A traditional Hungarian fried dough, usually seasoned with garlic, sour cream or cheese and sold as a fast food.

Scrabble 7

Meanings

nounlangos (countable and uncountable, plural langos)

alternative lángos · alternative langosh · alternative langosch

  1. countableuncountableA traditional Hungarian fried dough, usually seasoned with garlic, sour cream or cheese and sold as a fast food.

    If you are not Hungarian, you might mistake langos for a small underfurnished pizza and bypass it in search of more ample pleasures.

    2015 July 23, Ligaya Mishan, “Langos Truck Presents the Flavor of Hungary on Four Wheels”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Hungarianlángos
  2. Englishlangos

Borrowed from Hungarian lángos, from láng (“flame”) + -os.

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Translations

Czech langoš
  • langoštraditional Hungarian fried dough
Danish lángos
  • lángostraditional Hungarian fried dough
Esperanto langoŝo
  • langoŝotraditional Hungarian fried dough
German Langos
  • Langostraditional Hungarian fried dough
Hungarian lángos
  • lángostraditional Hungarian fried dough
Polish langosz
  • langosztraditional Hungarian fried dough
Slovak lángoš
  • lángoštraditional Hungarian fried dough

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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