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loukoumades

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
louk-oumades
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pastries made of deep-fried dough soaked in sugar syrup or honey and cinnamon, and sometimes sprinkled with sesame. (used especially of the Greek version of these pastries)

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Greek λουκουμάδες (loukoumádes), ultimately from Arabic لُقْمَة (luqma, “morsel”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: λουκουμάς, لُقْمَة, ل ق م

Synonyms

lokma

Questions

What does loukoumades mean?
Pastries made of deep-fried dough soaked in sugar syrup or honey and cinnamon, and sometimes sprinkled with sesame. (used especially of the Greek version of these pastries)
Where does loukoumades come from?
It is traced to Greek.

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