dosa

American  

[doh-suh] / ˈdoʊ sə /

noun

1. a large, thin pancake from southern India, made from a fermented batter of rice and lentil flours and often served rolled around a filling of potatoes or other vegetables.

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Etymology

Origin of dosa

From a Dravidian language, e.g., Malalayam dōśa

Example Sentences

Here, Bhatt shares her favorite ways to celebrate in Mumbai, from her go-to dosa spot to her favorite postholiday tradition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Semma's menu - pepper rasam, tamarind crab, banana flower vadai, the ubiquitous dosa - offer an emotional connection for many diaspora diners, and a revelation for first-timers.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

But she has also played up her Indian heritage, such as in 2019 when she made masala dosa with Indian American actress-comedian Mindy Kaling.

From Slate • Aug. 1, 2024

She has long talked about her love of cooking, and demonstrated it on the 2019 YouTube series “Cooking With Kamala,” which saw her, among other feats, make masala dosa with actress Mindy Kaling.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024

Yonder is water, anát, or aguát bat maní, yonder is grass, anát dósa habí, and also may be said, bat eni, dosa eni, but bat habí, dosa mani would not be correct.

From Grammatical Sketch of the Heve Language Shea's Library of American Linguistics. Volume III. by Smith, Buckingham