dosa

Etymology

From Kannada ದೋಸೆ (dōse).

noun

1. A type of thin south Indian pancake made from fermented lentils and rice blended with water, typically served with chutney or sambar.
   I carried the Mongoose's bags to the right carriage of the train, then went to a stall and bought a dosa, wrapped in paper, for him. 2008, Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger, Atlantic, published 2009, page 141
   These condiments are provided as something for you to dip your dosa into. The dosa wrap itself has a slight tang to it, as it is a fermented bread made from rice and lentils, and is light and delicious. 2012, Meg Cotner, Food Lovers' Guide to Queens, Rowman & Littlefield, page 173
   The dosas all came with coconut chutney and sambar, a lentil broth — good dipping condiments. 2013-06-14, Mary Jo Murphy, “Dosas, Big and Bigger”, in The New York Times, →ISSN