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Is samosa a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word samosa is a Scrabble US word. The word samosa is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is samosa a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word samosa is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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Yes. The word samosa is a Words With Friends word. The word samosa is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

SAMOSA,

5-letter words (7 found)

AMASS,ASSAM,MASAS,MASSA,OMASA,SAMAS,SOMAS,

4-letter words (12 found)

AMAS,MAAS,MASA,MASS,MOAS,MOSS,OMAS,OSSA,SAMA,SAMS,SOMA,SOMS,

3-letter words (13 found)

AAS,AMA,ASS,MAA,MAS,MOA,MOS,OMA,OMS,SAM,SMA,SOM,SOS,

2-letter words (8 found)

AA,AM,AS,MA,MO,OM,OS,SO,

You can make 41 words from samosa according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of samosa

samosa

Alternative forms

  • samsa, somsa, somosa, samoosa, samuza, somasi, somaas (some specific to various regions)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani سموسہ (samosa) / समोसा (samosā), from Classical Persian سنبوسه (sanbōsa /⁠sambōsa⁠/). Doublet of sambousek, sambuseh, and sambuusa.

Pronunciation

Noun

samosa (plural samosas)

  1. A snack, of South Asian origin, consisting of a deep-fried triangular turnover filled with vegetables (especially potatoes) or meat.
    Synonyms: somucha, sambusa, singada, sambosa, sambosak

Translations

References

  • McGregor, R.S, ed. The Oxford Hindi–English Dictionary, Oxford university press. 1993

Dutch

Etymology

From Hindi समोसा (samosā), likely via some intermediary (possibly Sranan Tongo). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

samosa f (plural samosa's, diminutive samosaatje n)

  1. samosa

Further reading

  • samosa on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl

Indonesian

Etymology

From English samosa, from Hindi समोसा (samosā), from Classical Persian سنبوسه (sanbōsa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [saˈmosa]
  • Hyphenation: sa‧mo‧sa

Noun

samosa (first-person possessive samosaku, second-person possessive samosamu, third-person possessive samosanya)

  1. (cooking) samosa: a snack, of Indian origin, consisting of a deep-fried triangular turnover filled with vegetables (especially potatoes) or meat.

Further reading

  • “samosa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

samosa

  1. Rōmaji transcription of サモサ

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi समोसा (samosā), from Classical Persian سنبوسه (sanbōsa), from Middle Persian *sambōsag.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈmɔ.sa/
  • Rhymes: -ɔsa
  • Syllabification: sa‧mo‧sa

Noun

samosa f

  1. samosa

Declension

Further reading

  • samosa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Noun

samosa f (plural samosas)

  1. samosa

Source: wiktionary.org