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dosa

/ˈdəʊsə/ UK
/ˈdoʊsə/ US
/d̪osɑ/ South Asia
/ɖosɑ/ South Asia, proscribed
/d̪osa(j)/
/d̪osə/

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From Kannada ದೋಸೆ (dōse).

noun dosas · dosha · dosai

A type of thin South Indian pancake made from fermented lentils and rice blended with water, typically served with chutney or sambar. Eric dipped a piece of the dosa in the coconut chutney.

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noun type of pancake

日本語	ドーサ dōsa
中文	多薩 /多萨 duō sà, 印度煎薄餅 /印度煎薄饼 yìndù jiān báobǐng
हिन्दी	दोसा dosā, डोसा ḍosā
Français	dosa
العربية	دوسا dūsā

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@misc{dosa_2026,
  title = {dosa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dosa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}