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dosa

dosa

1 7.4
A thin, crispy pancake from South India made from fermented rice and lentils
  • noun
  • /ˈdoʊsə/
  • UK
: dosa
  • We ate out three nights a week, and she introduced me to masala dosa and the freshest sushi in town.
  • masala dosa
  • rava dosa
  • Indian dosa

I takeaways wise, Stan healthy, wealthy vegan masala dosa place.

Examples

  • In the main foyer, there is a concession stand (that serves South Indian dosas and chaat) and some tables and chairs.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Limp, oily dosas.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Masala dosa, India

    Blog text (10)

  • We sat down, and an adolescent waiter swept bits of sambhar and dosa from the table onto the floor.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • I really love the food at Dosa—they have two locations, one in the Mission and one on Fillmore.

    Blog text (20)

  • Those two introductions were also held in Vikrant, a two-story dosa restaurant across from the Amba cinema.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • How can a guy who has been eating dosa and sambar for 25 years suddenly guzzle kimchi and proclaim Korean the food of the gods?

    Blog text (7)

  • The potato insides of masala dosas were left untouched; the curry leaves and peppercorns were carefully picked out and set aside.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • On weekends, the restaurant serves special dosas made from different kinds of lentils.

  • The extensive menu features a dozen kinds of dosas ($4.25-$6.25), served with or without masala.

How Thin

crepe paper
4 3.1
crepe
27 2.5
dosa
  • UK
1 7.4
pancake
291 1.0

Surface Forms

dosa singular
dosas plural

Etymology

The word dosa comes from South India and the Tamil word dosai, which means 'a thin pancake' made from fermented rice and lentils. So a dosa today is that thin, crispy pancake often eaten with chutney and sambar.