English Explanatory Dictionary

gulab jamun

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A South Asian dessert made from milk solids that are deep-fried and soaked in syrup.

Word forms

gulab jamun gulab jamuns

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani گلاب جامن / गुलाब जामुन (gulāb jāmun), from गुलाब (gulāb, “rosewater”), in turn from Classical Persian گُلَاب (gulāb), from گُل (gul, “rose”) + آب (āb, “water”), and जामुन (jāmun, “jambul”).

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