gulab jamun

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gulab jamun

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani گلاب جامن / गुलाब जामुन (gulāb jāmun), from गुलाब (gulāb, rosewater), in turn from Classical Persian گُلَاب (gulāb), from گُل (gul, rose) + آب (āb, water), and जामुन (jāmun, jambul).

Noun

gulab jamun (countable and uncountable, plural gulab jamuns)

  1. A South Asian dessert made from milk solids that are deep-fried and soaked in syrup.
    • 2023, Chetna Maroo, Western Lane, Picador, page 3:
      From where I was sitting I could see the gulab jamun Aunt Ranjan had prepared early that same morning. The dark-golden balls of sponge were already soaked in sugar syrup and piled generously in a glass bowl at the end of the counter.

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