boortsog

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Mongolian боорцог (boorcog) and Kazakh бауырсақ (bauyrsaq).

Noun

boortsog (uncountable)

  1. A food made from fried dough, usually shaped into triangles or spheres, found in the cuisines of Central Asia, Idel-Ural, Mongolia, and the Middle East.