spicy veggie momo

3.8

A dumpling filled with spicy cooked vegetables often steamed or fried

noun

Indian

: momo vegetariano picante

The spicy veggie momo was served hot with a side of tangy dipping sauce.

Examples

My favorite street food snack is definitely spicy veggie momo stuffed with cabbage and carrots.
She ordered a plate of spicy veggie momo at the new Tibetan restaurant downtown.
I love spicy veggie momo!
Have you tried spicy veggie momos from that new restaurant?
My favorite street food snack is definitely spicy veggie momo stuffed with cabbage and carrots.
She ordered a plate of spicy veggie momo at the new Tibetan restaurant downtown.
The spicy veggie momo was served hot with a side of tangy dipping sauce.

Synonyms

momo

vsspicy veggie momo

1 4.2

A small cooked dumpling filled with meat and sometimes vegetables

uses seasoned plant filling rather than meat or plain fillings

momo dumpling

vsspicy veggie momo

4.6

A small dumpling filled with meat or vegetables, popular in Nepal and Tibet

is the South Asian version with spiced plant filling instead of general fillings

Surface Forms

spicy veggie momo singular

spicy veggie momos plural

Morphology

spicy + veggie + momo

The phrase is fully compositional: 'spicy' (hot-flavored) modifies 'veggie' (vegetarian) which in turn modifies 'momo' (a dumpling), so the meaning 'a vegetarian dumpling that is spicy' is directly derivable from the constituents. This adjective-noun modifier pattern is common and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows all three words will understand the MWE.

Etymology

Spicy veggie momo comes from the mountain kitchens of Nepal and Tibet. The word momo means a small 'dumpling', and with spicy and veggie it shows a dumpling filled with hot, seasoned vegetables, so the name tells you it is a spicy vegetable dumpling often steamed or fried and eaten as 'street food'.