sambousak

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Definitions

  • n. Middle-Eastern fried turnovers commonly filled with cheese or chickpeas.

Example Sentences

  • "A staple of Iraqi cuisine, sambousak are fried turnovers that can be stuffed with a variety of fillings." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Arabic / Judeo-Arabic

Etymology

  • سمبوسك sambūsak

      • Who Uses This

      • Syrian: Jews with recent ancestry in Syria
      • Iraqi: Jews with ancestry in Iraq

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      sambousek, sambusak, sambusaq, sambusek, sambuseq, sambousaq, sambouseq

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