kofta

Meaning

Any of various spicy meatball or meatloaf dishes of the Middle East, Caucasus, South Asia, and the Balkans.

Translations

كُفْتَة

Kaukasus

κεφτές

Caucase

kafta

cafta

kofta

köfte

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɒftə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کوفْتَه (kōfta, “ground meat”), from کوفْتَن (kōftan, “to grind, break, beat”).