pholourie

English

Alternative forms

• phoulourie, phulourie, phulouri

Etymology

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Noun

pholourie (countable and uncountable, plural pholouries)

1. A Caribbean snack of fried, spiced dough balls made of dhal, served with chutney.
   • 2011, Pearlie Chandra Singh, A Thousand Broken Pieces‎^[1], page 19:

     We headed straight for the kitchen, where Mom had already mixed ground peas and flour and some other colorful seasonings to make pholouries. I watched the many little yellow balls floating around in the steaming hot oil in the pot.