समोसा (samosaa)

noun A single-sense concrete noun: the well-known fried, stuffed pastry snack.
Sense 1 : samosa (fried savory pastry snack)
noun, masculine
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Samosas are the go-to teatime snack across Delhi-NCR -- you'll hear लाओ, दो समोसे और चाय (laao, do samose aur chaay, 'bring two samosas and tea') at pretty much every roadside stall (thela, thelaa) or college canteen. They're almost always eaten with hari chutney (harii chatnii) or tamarind chutney (imlii kii chatnii), and the phrase समोसे पर टूट पड़ना (samose par toot padnaa, 'to pounce on the samosas') captures the enthusiasm they inspire at any gathering.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often forget it's masculine and say चीज़ें pairing errors like "अच्छी समोसा" (achchhii samosaa) instead of अच्छा समोसा (achchhaa samosaa). 2) The plural समोसे (samose) is used for "samosas" -- learners sometimes leave it unchanged as समोसा (samosaa) even when counting more than one.
Sample Sentences:
यार, दो समोसे और चाय लाओ। Dude, bring two samosas and tea.
(yaar, do samose aur chaay laao।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
मुझे समोसा हरी चटनी के साथ बहुत पसंद है। I really like samosa with green chutney.
(mujhe samosaa harii chatnii ke saath bahut pasand hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पार्टी में सब समोसे पर टूट पड़े। At the party, everyone pounced on the samosas.
(paartii men sab samose par toot pade।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
ठेले वाला गरमागरम समोसे तल रहा था। The cart vendor was frying piping-hot samosas.
(thele vaalaa garmaagram samose tal rahaa thaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर समोसे इमली की चटनी के साथ मिलते तो और मज़ा आता। If the samosas had come with tamarind chutney, it would have been even more fun.
(agar samose imlii kii chatnii ke saath milte to aur mazaa aataa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
समोसे मैदे और आलू से बनाए जाते हैं। Samosas are made from refined flour and potatoes.
(samose maide aur aaloo se banaae jaate hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
क्या आप चाहेंगे कि मैं आपके लिए कुछ समोसे मँगवा दूँ? Would you like me to order some samosas for you?
(kyaa aap chaahenge ki main aapke lie kuchh samose mangvaa doon?)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
कॉलेज की कैंटीन में समोसे हमेशा जल्दी खत्म हो जाते हैं। In the college canteen, the samosas always finish quickly.
(kolej kii kaintiin men samose hameshaa jaldii khatm ho jaate hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
शाम तक समोसे प्लेट में सजे हुए थे, ठंडे और अकेले। By evening, the samosas sat arranged on the plate, cold and alone.
(shaam tak samose plet men saje hue the, thande aur akele।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
क्या तुमने बचे हुए समोसे खा लिए? Did you eat the leftover samosas?
(kyaa tumne bache hue samose khaa lie?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
समारोह के लिए कृपया पचास समोसे और उचित मात्रा में चटनी मँगवा लीजिए। For the event, please arrange to order fifty samosas and an adequate amount of chutney.
(samaaroh ke lie kripyaa pachaas samose aur uchit maatraa men chatnii mangvaa liijie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): समोसा (samosaa)
(sg.m.oblique): समोसे (samose)
(pl.m.direct): समोसे (samose)
(pl.m.oblique): समोसों (samoson)