gulab jamun

English

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”).

Noun

gulab jamun (countable and uncountable, plural gulab jamuns)

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

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