samosa

/səˈmɑsə/

/səˈmʌʊsə/

Other forms: samosas

A samosa is a tasty Indian dish, a little pocket of fried dough filled with spiced potato and peas. The next time you eat at an Indian restaurant, try some samosas as an appetizer.

While samosas are usually associated with India, there are actually few regions of the world that don't have some version of the savory pastry as part of their cuisine. Many of these samosa relatives, from Tajikistan's sambosa to Somalia's sambuus, share an etymological root, the Persian word sanbosag. The earliest known printed reference to the samosa appeared in 11th-century Persian writing. Today samosas are easy to find — just check out the menu at any Indian restaurant!

Definitions of samosa

1. noun

   small turnover of Indian origin filled with vegetables or meat and fried and served hot
   type of:

   turnover

   a dish made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling