gulab jamun

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: gu-la-b -ja-mun
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noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"From where I was sitting I could see the gulab jamun Aunt Ranjan had prepared early that same morning. The dark-golden balls of sponge were already soaked in sugar syrup and piled generously in a glass bowl at the end of the counter."

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”).

Word Breakdown

Root: گُلَاب

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Inflected Forms

gulab jamuns (plural)

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What does gulab jamun mean?

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

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