Meanings
plural samosas · plural samose · alternative somosa · alternative samoosa · alternative samuza · alternative somasi · alternative somaas
- A South Asian snack consisting of a deep-fried triangular turnover filled with vegetables (especially potatoes) or meat.
1 more example
Homemade samosas are a world away from those dry cardboard triangles sold under the name in supermarkets. Instead, they have delicately flaky and deliciously rich pastry and a generous stuffing that’s easily tweaked to suit all tastes. […] Repeat with the remaining dough balls and filling, making sure each samosa is well sealed.
2023 June 7, Felicity Cloake, “How to make vegetable samosas – recipe”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA South Asian snack consisting of a deep-fried triangular turnover filled with vegetables (especially potatoes) or meat.
Origin
- Middle Persian*sambōsag
- Classical Persianسنبوسه
- Hindustani
- Englishsamosa
Borrowed from Hindustani سموسہ (samosa) / समोसा (samosā), from Classical Persian سنبوسه (sanbōsa), from Middle Persian *sambōsag. Doublet of sambusa, sambusak, sambuseh, sambuusa, and samsa.
More words from Hindustani, Classical Persian, Middle Persian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans samoesa
- samoesaSouth Asian snack
Arabic سَنْبُوسَة, سَمْبُوسَة
- سَنْبُوسَة (sanbūsa)South Asian snack
- سَمْبُوسَة (sambūsa)South Asian snack
Bengali সমুচা
- সমুচা (śomuca)South Asian snack
Catalan samossa
- samossaSouth Asian snack
Chinese Cantonese 咖喱角
- 咖喱角 (gaa³ lei¹ gok³)South Asian snack
Chinese Mandarin 咖喱角
- 咖喱角 (gālíjiǎo)South Asian snack
Dutch samosa
- samosaSouth Asian snack
Esperanto samoso
- samosoSouth Asian snack
French samoussa
- samoussaSouth Asian snack
German Samosa
- SamosaSouth Asian snack
Hindi समोसा
- समोसा (samosā)South Asian snack
Hungarian szamósza
- szamószaSouth Asian snack
Indonesian samosa
- samosaSouth Asian snack
Japanese サモサ
- サモサ (samosa)South Asian snack
Korean 사모사
- 사모사 (samosa)South Asian snack
Persian سنبوسه
- سنبوسه (sanbose)South Asian snack
Polish samosa
- samosaSouth Asian snack
Portuguese chamuça
- chamuçaSouth Asian snack
Punjabi ਸਮੋਸਾ, ਸੰਬੂਸਾ
- ਸਮੋਸਾ (samosā)South Asian snack
- ਸੰਬੂਸਾ (sambūsā)South Asian snack
Russian самса́
- самса́ (samsá)South Asian snack
Spanish samosa
- samosaSouth Asian snack
Swahili sambusa
- sambusaSouth Asian snack
Tamil சமோசா
- சமோசா (camōcā)South Asian snack
Turkish samsu, samsa
- samsuSouth Asian snack
- samsaSouth Asian snack
Urdu سموسہ
- سموسہ (samosā)South Asian snack
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with samosa
All rhymes →Cite this entry
samosa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/samosa
“samosa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/samosa. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “samosa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/samosa.
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