Samosa Word Search
Samosa, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the ingredients, dishes, and flavors of a food topic sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: SAMOSA, DOUGH, POTATO, PEAS, ONION, CARROTS, CAULIFLOWER, GINGER, GARLIC, CHILI, CORIANDER, CUMIN.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Samosa word list, defined
- SAMOSA /ˈsæməʊsə/ · noun
- A fried or baked pastry filled with spiced potatoes, peas, and onions, typically served as a snack or appetizer. Related: pastry, snack, appetizer, fried pastry.
- DOUGH /doʊ/ · noun
- A soft, thick mixture of flour and liquid, typically kneaded and used for baking bread, pastry, or cookies. In informal usage, it also means money. Related: paste, mixture, batter, cash.
- POTATO /ˈpəʊtəʊ/ · noun
- A starchy root vegetable, typically long and oval in shape, with a brown skin and white or yellow flesh. It is a major food source in many parts of the world. Related: tuber, spud, root, vegetable.
- PEAS /piːz/ · noun
- Small, round, green or yellowish vegetables, often eaten as a side dish or used in soups and stews. Related: beans, legumes, vegetables, greens.
- ONION /ˈɒnɪən/ · noun
- A plant of the genus Allium, widely cultivated for its edible bulb, which is used in cooking for its flavor. Related: leek, garlic, shallot, scallion.
- CARROTS /ˈkærəts/ · noun
- Carrots are the edible, tapering orange root of the plant Daucus carota, eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable. The word is the plural form of "carrot." Related: root vegetable, vegetable, produce.
- CAULIFLOWER /ˈkɒlɪˌflaʊər/ · noun
- A variety of cabbage (Brassica oleracea) cultivated for its dense, edible white head of undeveloped flower buds, eaten as a vegetable. Also refers to the head itself when used as food. Related: curd, colewort, brassica, cabbage.
- GINGER /ˈdʒɪndʒər/ · noun
- The root or underground stem of a plant, especially one that is edible and has a spicy flavor. A person with red hair or a fair complexion. Related: root, rhizome, spice, pepper.
- GARLIC /ˈɡɑːrlɪk/ · noun
- A plant with a strong-smelling bulb, often used in cooking to add flavor. Related: onion, leek, shallot, chive.
- CHILI /ˈtʃɪli/ · noun
- A hot pepper of the Capsicum family, used fresh or dried to add pungent heat to food; also, chiefly in British usage and in American Southwest cuisine, a dish (chili con carne) of stewed meat, peppers, and often beans. Related: pepper, capsicum, chilli, chile.
- CORIANDER /ˈkɒrɪˌændə/ (British), /ˈkɔːrɪˌændər/ (American) · noun
- An aromatic annual herb of the parsley family, whose fresh leaves are used as a culinary herb and whose dried seeds are used as a spice. Related: cilantro (for the fresh herb), Chinese parsley, dhania.
- CUMIN /ˈkjuːmɪn/ · noun
- The aromatic dried seed of a Mediterranean plant (Cuminum cyminum) of the parsley family, used whole or ground as a warm, earthy spice. Also, the annual herb itself that bears these seeds. Related: jeera.
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