samoosa, noun

/səˈmuːsə/
Forms:
Also samosa.
Origin:
Hindi
A deep-fried triangular Indian pastry containing curried meat or vegetables. Also attributive.
Note:
Unassimilated in British English (where it is usually found in the form ‘samosa’ /səˈməʊsə/).
1961 Z. Mayat Indian Delights p.xviThe art of samoosa making should be a must for who-so-ever wishes to learn Indian cookery.
1963 A.M. Louw 20 Days 74The odour of the curry dish..raged through the house...She was mixing the dough for samosas, punctuating the vigorous slaps and punches with an occasional grunt of: ‘so ja!’
1974 E. Prov. Herald 3 Dec. 30The galley at the Naval Gymnasium, Saldanha Bay, is often redolent with the spicy smell of fresh samoosas these days.
1979 Heard & Faull Our Best Trad. Recipes 60The perfect samoosa is one that is a perfect triangle, and has no corner left gaping, not even the tiniest gap.
1986 Silber & Prendini in Style Apr. 46Man cannot live on nouvelle cuisine alone! Man needs the odd samoosa, dammit!
1987 L. Beake Strollers 38Caught, by the police, at the café that sells the lekker samoosas.
1990 Weekly Mail 14 Sept. 7As we sit around the fancy dinner table with its fancy chairs,..we tuck into samoosas, biryani and roast served by a domestic worker.
1992 Sunday Times 13 Dec. 7Over tea and samoosas, Indians were given a rundown on the party and what they hoped to achieve if they became Nats.
A deep-fried triangular Indian pastry containing curried meat or vegetables. Also attributive.
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