rasgulla

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noun

A South Asian dessert made from chhena dumplings in a sugar syrup.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

nounrasgulla (plural rasgullas)

plural rasgullas · alternative rasagola · alternative rasagolla · alternative rasagulla · alternative rasgula · alternative rasogolla · alternative rasogulla · alternative rosogolla · alternative roshogolla · alternative rossogolla

  1. A South Asian dessert made from chhena dumplings in a sugar syrup.

    'They must consume a great many rasgullas!' 'No, no, I don't give them rasgullas,' snapped Mr Ghosh, a little annoyed.' Just railway biscuits, broken up.

    2014, Ruskin Bond, Uncles, Aunts and Elephants
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    Employees furiously pack ornate boxes containing laddoos enriched with ghee, spongy rasgula and all manner of colorful sweets, often made with dairy, sugar and nuts and sometimes topped with a layer of edible silver foil.

    2022 October 17, Priya Krishna, “It’s Not Diwali Without Mithai”, in The New York Times

Origin

  1. Bengaliরসগোল্লা
  2. Englishrasgulla

Transliteration of Hindi रसगुल्ला (rasgullā), from Calque of Bengali রসগোল্লা (rośogōlla).

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Translations

Bengali রসগোল্লা
  • রসগোল্লা (rośogōlla)South Asian dessert
Chinese Mandarin 拉斯古拉, 奶豆腐湯圓 /奶豆腐汤圆
  • 拉斯古拉 (lāsīgǔlā)South Asian dessert
  • 奶豆腐湯圓 /奶豆腐汤圆 (nǎidòufu tāngyuán)South Asian dessert
Hindi रसगुल्ला
  • रसगुल्ला (rasgullā)South Asian dessert
Japanese ラスグッラ
  • ラスグッラ (rasugurra)South Asian dessert
Korean 라스굴라
  • 라스굴라 (raseugulla)South Asian dessert
Punjabi ਰਸਗੁੱਲਾ
  • ਰਸਗੁੱਲਾ (rasgullā)South Asian dessert
Swedish rasgulla
  • rasgullaSouth Asian dessert
Tamil இரசகுல்லா, இரசகோளம்
  • இரசகுல்லா (iracakullā)South Asian dessert
  • இரசகோளம் (iracakōḷam)South Asian dessert
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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