Noun: samosa
| Singular | samosa |
| Plural | samosas; samose |
Sample Sentences
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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:]
Nouns inflected like samosa
samosa,
pergola,
influenza,
mozzarella,
pastina,
autostrada,
bravura,
buccina,
zingara,
sinopia,
pizzetta,
pizzeria,
signorina,
gondola,
kamenitza,
dupatta,
acciaccatura,
zadruga,
predella,
semicroma, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
1. Borrowed from Hindustani سموسہ (samosa) / समोसा (samosā), from Classical Persian سنبوسه (sanbōsa), from Middle Persian *sambōsag.
2. Doublet of sambusa, sambusak, sambuseh, sambuusa, and samsa.