sambusak

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noun

A Levantine dumpling filled with minced meat or cheese.

OriginNorth Levantine Arabic سمبوسك ← Middle Persian *sambōsag →
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Meanings

nounsambusak (plural sambusaks)

plural sambusaks · alternative samboosak · alternative samboosek · alternative samboosik · alternative sambousek · alternative sambousik

  1. A Levantine dumpling filled with minced meat or cheese.

Origin

  1. Middle Persian*sambōsag
  2. North Levantine Arabicسمبوسك
  3. Englishsambusak

From North Levantine Arabic سمبوسك (sambūsak), from Middle Persian *sambōsag. Doublet of sambusa, sambuseh, sambuusa, samosa, and samsa.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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