kofte

See also: köfte

English

Noun

kofte (plural koftes)

1. Alternative spelling of kofta

Indonesian

Etymology

From Classical Persian کوفته (kōfta, “ground meat”), from کوفتن (kōftan, “to grind, break, beat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔfte/
• Hyphenation: kof‧té
• Rhymes: -te, -e

Noun

kofté (plural kofte-kofte, first-person possessive kofteku, second-person possessive koftemu, third-person possessive koftenya)

1. (cooking) kofta: any of various spicy meatball or meatloaf dishes of the Middle East, Caucasus, South Asia, and the Balkans.

Further reading

• “kofte” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.