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gulab jamun

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A South Asian dessert made from milk solids that are deep-fried and soaked in syrup.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani گلاب جامن / गुलाब जामुन (gulāb jāmun), from गुलाब (gulāb, “rosewater”), in turn from Classical Persian گُلَاب (gulāb), from گُل (gul, “rose”) + آب (āb, “water”), and जामुन (jāmun, “jambul”).

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: غُلَابْ جَامُن (ḡulāb jāmun) — South Asian dessert
  • Arabic: قُلاب جامُن (gulāb jāmun) — South Asian dessert
  • Bengali: গোলাপজাম (gōlapojam) — South Asian dessert
  • Burmese: မလိုင်လုံး (ma.luinglum:) — South Asian dessert
  • Chinese Mandarin: 玫瑰奶球 (méigui nǎiqiú) — South Asian dessert
  • Dhivehi: ގުލާބް ޖާމުން (gulāb jāmun̊) — South Asian dessert
  • Gujarati: ગુલાબ જાંબુ (gulāb jā̃bu) — South Asian dessert
  • Hindi: गुलाब जामुन (gulāb jāmun) — South Asian dessert
  • Hindi: गुलाबजामुन (gulābjāmun) — South Asian dessert
  • Japanese: グラブジャムン (gurabu jamun) — South Asian dessert
  • Kannada: ಗುಲಾಬ್ ಜಾಮುನ್ (gulāb jāmun) — South Asian dessert
  • Korean: 굴랍자문 (gullapjamun) — South Asian dessert
  • Malayalam: ഗുലാബ് ജാമുൻ (gulābŭ jāmuṉ) — South Asian dessert
  • Punjabi: ਗੁਲਾਬ ਜਾਮਨ (gulāb jāman) — South Asian dessert
  • Russian: гула́б джа́мун (guláb džámun) — South Asian dessert
  • Tamil: குலாப்ஜாமுன் (kulāpjāmuṉ) — South Asian dessert
  • Tamil: குலோப்ஜாமுன் (kulōpjāmuṉ) — South Asian dessert
  • Tamil: குலாப்ஜாம் (kulāpjām) — South Asian dessert
  • Tamil: குலோப்ஜாம் (kulōpjām) — South Asian dessert
  • Telugu: గులాబ్ జామున్ (gulāb jāmun) — South Asian dessert
  • Urdu: گلاب جامن (gulāb jāmun) — South Asian dessert