pakora

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noun

A piece of vegetable, or sometimes meat, deep-fried in a batter flavoured with spices.

OriginHindi पकोड़ा →
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Meanings

nounpakora (plural pakoras or pakore)

plural pakoras · plural pakore · alternative pakoda · alternative pakodi

  1. A piece of vegetable, or sometimes meat, deep-fried in a batter flavoured with spices.

Origin

  1. Hindiपकोड़ा
  2. Hindiपकोड़ा
  3. Englishpakora

Borrowed from Hindi पकोड़ा (pakoṛā).

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Translations

Bengali পাকোড়া
  • পাকোড়া (pakōṛa)snack
Hindi पकोड़ा
  • पकोड़ा (pakoṛā)snack
Punjabi ਪਤੌੜ, ਪਕੌੜਾ
  • ਪਤੌੜ (patauṛ)snack
  • ਪਕੌੜਾ (pakauṛā)snack
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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