Pakora Definition

pə-kôrə
noun
In the cuisine of India, a small, spicy fritter containing pieces of vegetables or meat, made usually with a batter of chickpea flour and deep-fried.
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Other Word Forms of Pakora

Noun

Singular:
pakora
Plural:
pakoras

Origin of Pakora

  • Hindi and Urdu pakoṛā from Sanskrit pakvavaṭaḥ pakva- past participle of pacati he cooks pekw- in Indo-European roots vaṭaḥ lump, ball of pulse fried in oil

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Pakora Sentence Examples

  • We ordered onion bhajis (70p each) and a portion of fish pakora (£ 2.40 ).

  • We started with onion bhaji (£ 1.00 ), mixed pakora (£ 1.50 ), and murgh pakora (£ 2.00 ).

  • Like last time, the mushroom pakora was poor, plenty of tasty batter, but very little mushroom.

  • We were not as impressed with the vegetable pakora - a little tough.

  • We kicked off with vegetable pakora, onion bhaji, mushroom bhaji, and vegetable samosa (all £ 1.00 ).

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Words Starting With

PPAPAK

Words Ending With

ARAORA

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Words Starting With P and Ending With A

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With P6 Letter Words Ending With A