jalebi

[ juh-lee-bee, -ley-, -leb-ee ]

noun
  1. a dessert popular in South and Central Asia, consisting of spirals of batter that are deep-fried and soaked in sugar syrup.

Origin of jalebi

1
First recorded in 1865–70; from Hindi or Urdu jalebī, ultimately from Persian zalābīya “fried doughnut”
  • Also ji·le·bi, je·la·bi .

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