samosa

samosa — noun

1. a fried, triangular pastry from South Asia, with a savoury filling such as spice

1.名詞B1
釋義

a fried, triangular pastry from South Asia, with a savoury filling such as spiced potatoes, peas, or minced meat.

例句

Ayesha served a plate of crispy samosas with mint chutney at the party.

collocation: crispy samosas / plate of samosas

The stall on Park Road sells vegetable samosas for one pound fifty each.

同義詞
  • turnover

    broader category; a turnover can be sweet or savoury, baked or fried, and is not specific to South Asian cuisine

  • empanada

    similar fried or baked filled pastry from Spanish and Latin American cuisines, typically larger and semicircular

  • spring roll

    different in shape (cylindrical) and wrapper (thin rice or wheat paper); can be fresh or fried

用法筆記

Countable noun — a samosa / two samosas. Often used in the plural when referring to the dish in general ('We had samosas for lunch'). Common in Indian restaurant menus and South Asian street-food contexts worldwide.

常見錯誤

❌I ate a spring roll filled with potatoes and spices.' (when referring to a samosa)
✅I ate a samosa filled with potatoes and spices.
💡spring rolls are wrapped in thin rice or wheat wrappers and may be fresh or fried; samosas use a thicker pastry folded into triangles and are always fried.