kofta

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kofta

/ˈkɒftə/ UK
/ˈkɑːftə/ US
/ˈkɔːftə/ US

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Borrowed from Classical Persian کوفْتَه (kōfta, “ground meat”), from کوفْتَن (kōftan, “to grind, break, beat”).

noun koftas · kafta · kofte · koufta · kufta

Any of various spicy meatball or meatloaf dishes of the Middle East, Caucasus, South Asia, and the Balkans.

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noun meatball or meatloaf dish

Español	kofta
한국어	코프타 kopeuta
日本語	キョフテ kyofute, コフタ kofuta
中文	四喜丸子 sìxǐwánzǐ
हिन्दी	कोफ़्ता koftā
Português	cafta
Français	kafta
Ελληνικά	κεφτές keftés, κιοφτές kioftés
Română	chiftea
Русский	кюфта́ kjuftá, те́фтели téfteli
العربية	كُفْتَة kufta
עברית	כופתה, כֻּפְתָּה kuftá

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@misc{kofta_2026,
  title = {kofta},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kofta},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}