kofta

English

/ˈkɒftə/, /ˈkɑːftə/

noun

Definitions

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian کوفته (ground meat, kofta).

Origin

Persian

کوفته

Gloss

ground meat, kofta

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

كُفْتَة‏‎ Arabic
कोफ़्ता Hindi
کوفته Persian
köfte Turkish
كوفته Ottoman Turkish
كوفته‎ Ottoman Turkish
كفتة Hijazi Arabic