rasgulla

English

rasgulla

Alternative forms

• rasagola, rasagolla, rasagulla, rasgula, rasogolla, rosogolla, roshogolla, rossogolla

Etymology

Transliteration of Hindi रसगुल्ला (rasgullā).

Noun

rasgulla (uncountable)

1. A South Asian dessert made from chhena dumplings in a sugar syrup.
   • 2022 October 17, Priya Krishna, “It’s Not Diwali Without Mithai”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Employees furiously pack ornate boxes containing laddoos enriched with ghee, spongy rasgula and all manner of colorful sweets, often made with dairy, sugar and nuts and sometimes topped with a layer of edible silver foil.

Translations

South Asian dessert made from chhena dumplings in a sugar syrup

• Bengali: রসগোল্লা (bn) (rośogōlla)
• Hindi: रसगुल्ला (rasgullā)
• Malayalam: രസഗുള (rasaguḷa)
• Punjabi: ਰਸਗੁੱਲਾ m (rasgullā)
• Swedish: rasgulla c
• Tamil: இரசகுல்லா (iracakullā), இரசகோளம் (iracakōḷam)