tulumba

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noun

A dessert in Turkey, the Middle East and eastern Europe, consisting of fried batter soaked in syrup, similar to a churro.

OriginTurkish tulumba ← Ottoman Turkish طولومبه ← Italian tromba →
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Meanings

nountulumba (countable and uncountable, plural tulumbas)

plural tulumbas

  1. countableuncountableA dessert in Turkey, the Middle East and eastern Europe, consisting of fried batter soaked in syrup, similar to a churro.

    The cafés selling baklava and tulumba on Sweet Corner are shuttered and padlocked.

    2022, Priscilla Morris, Black Butterflies, Duckworth, page 149

Origin

  1. Italiantromba
  2. Ottoman Turkishطولومبه
  3. Turkishtulumba
  4. Englishtulumba

From modern Turkish tulumba, from Ottoman Turkish طولومبه (tulumba), from Italian tromba. Doublet of trump and tromp.

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Translations

Greek τουλούμπα
  • τουλούμπα (touloúmpa)dessert
Persian بامیه
  • بامیه (bâmiye)dessert
Turkish tulumba, tulumba tatlısı
  • tulumbadessert
  • tulumba tatlısıdessert

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Tumbula
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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