dosa
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/ˈdəʊsə/
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/ˈdəʊsə/ (UK) · /ˈdoʊsə/ (US) · /d̪osɑ/ · /ɖosɑ/ · /d̪osa(j)/ · /d̪osə/
Definition of dosa
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A type of thin south Indian pancake made from fermented lentils and rice blended with water, typically served with chutney or sambar.
“Eric dipped a piece of the dosa in the coconut chutney.”
“The restaurant's dosas were truly atrocious, so I stopped going there.”
“In those days she had admired his pluralistic openness of mind, and struggled, in her kitchen, towards a parallel eclecticism, learning to cook the dosas and uttapams of South India as well as the soft meatballs of Kashmir.”
“I carried the Mongoose's bags to the right carriage of the train, then went to a stall and bought a dosa, wrapped in paper, for him.”
“These condiments are provided as something for you to dip your dosa into. The dosa wrap itself has a slight tang to it, as it is a fermented bread made from rice and lentils, and is light and delicious.”
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Etymology
From Kannada ದೋಸೆ (dōse).
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