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jalebi

  • /ˌd͡ʒɐˈle(ː).bi(ː)/ India

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From Hindustani जलेबी / جلیبی (jalebī). Doublet of zalabiya.

noun jalebis · jallebi · jelabee · jilabi · jilapi · jilebi

  1. A sweet popular in the Indian subcontinent, made by deep-frying a maida flour batter and soaking it in sugar syrup. You will not believe how quickly jalebis can be made. I have used yeast to ferment the jalebi batter quickly and so it does not require to be left for a day to ferment. The trick here is to immediately start frying the jalebis once the batter has rested for 10 minutes.

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Españolyalebi
한국어잘레비 jallebi
日本語ジャレビ jarebi
हिन्दीजलेबी jalebī
Portuguêsjalebi
Françaiszlabia, zelabia
Italianojalebi
Русскийджале́би džalébi
العربيةزَلَابِيَة zalābiya, شُبَّاكِيَّة šubbākiyya

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@misc{jalebi_2026,
  title = {jalebi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jalebi},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}