noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American:/səˈmoʊsə/
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rhymes with -əʊsə
CMU ARPABET:S AH0 M OW1 S AH0
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A South Asian snack consisting of a deep-fried triangular turnover filled with vegetables (especially potatoes) or meat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: somucha, singada
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
small turnover of Indian origin filled with vegetables or meat and fried and served hot
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: turnover
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindustani سموسہ (samosa) / समोसा (samosā), from Classical Persian سنبوسه (sanbōsa), from Middle Persian *sambōsag. Doublet of sambusa, sambusak, sambuseh, sambuusa, and samsa.
Across languages
Translations
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
samoesa
— South Asian snack
Arabic:
سَنْبُوسَة
(sanbūsa)
— South Asian snack
Arabic:
سَمْبُوسَة
(sambūsa)
— South Asian snack
Arabic:
سمبوسة
(sambūsa)
— South Asian snack
Assamese:
চিঙৰা
(siṅora)
— South Asian snack
Assamese:
চিংৰা
(siṅra)
— South Asian snack
Bengali:
সমুচা
(śomuca)
— South Asian snack
Bhojpuri:
𑂮𑂱𑂑𑂹𑂐𑂰𑂚𑂰
(siṅghāṛā)
— South Asian snack
Burmese:
စမူဆာ
(ca.muhca)
— South Asian snack
Catalan:
samossa
— South Asian snack
Chinese Cantonese:
咖喱角
(gaa3 lei1 gok3)
— South Asian snack
Chinese Mandarin:
咖喱角
(gālíjiǎo)
— South Asian snack
Ngazidja Comorian:
samɓusa
— South Asian snack
Dutch:
samosa
— South Asian snack
Esperanto:
samoso
— South Asian snack
French:
samoussa
— South Asian snack
Georgian:
სამოსა
(samosa)
— South Asian snack
German:
Samosa
— South Asian snack
Gujarati:
સમોસા
(samosā)
— South Asian snack
Hindi:
समोसा
(samosā)
— South Asian snack
Hungarian:
szamósza
— South Asian snack
Indonesian:
samosa
— South Asian snack
Japanese:
サモサ
(samosa)
— South Asian snack
Kazakh:
самса
(samsa)
— South Asian snack
Korean:
사모사
(samosa)
— South Asian snack
Magahi:
𑂮𑂱𑂑𑂹𑂐𑂰𑂚𑂰
(siṅghāṛā)
— South Asian snack
Malagasy:
sambosa
— South Asian snack
Malayalam:
സമോസ
(samōsa)
— South Asian snack
Marathi:
समोसा
(samosā)
— South Asian snack
Mauritian Creole:
samousa
— South Asian snack
Odia:
ସିଙ୍ଗଡ଼ା
(siṅgaṛā)
— South Asian snack
Persian:
سنبوسه
(sanbose)
— South Asian snack
Polish:
samosa
— South Asian snack
Portuguese:
chamuça
— South Asian snack
Punjabi:
ਸਮੋਸਾ
(samosā)
— South Asian snack
Punjabi:
ਸੰਬੂਸਾ
(sambūsā)
— South Asian snack
Réunion Creole French:
samousa
— South Asian snack