tulumba means A dessert in Turkey, the Middle East and eastern Europe, consisting of fried batter soaked in syrup, similar to a churro.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, tulumba ranks #16,730 of 42,747 for Qualifying.
Etymology
From modern Turkish tulumba, from Ottoman Turkish طولومبه (tulumba), from Italian tromba. Doublet of trump and tromp.
noun
- A dessert in Turkey, the Middle East and eastern Europe, consisting of fried batter soaked in syrup, similar to a churro.e.g.“The cafés selling baklava and tulumba on Sweet Corner are shuttered and padlocked.” — 2022, Priscilla Morris, Black Butterflies, Duckworth, page 149:
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