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kufta / kuftan
Persian · medieval
"ground or pounded meat"
from kuftan, "to grind or beat," describing pounded meat
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kofta
Urdu/Hindi · 1600s
"spiced meatball"
adopted the dish and its name into Mughal-era South Asian cuisine
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kofta
English · 1900s
"spiced meat or vegetable ball"
entered English through South Asian and Middle Eastern cookery
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