also: ポコラ · パコダ · パコーラ · パコーラー
noun
pakora; Indian fritter
A deep-fried snack from the Indian subcontinent, made by coating vegetables, meat, or paneer in a spiced gram flour batter.
インド料理店で野菜のパコラを注文した。
I ordered vegetable pakora at the Indian restaurant.
パコラはスパイシーな衣が特徴だ。
Pakora is characterized by its spicy batter.
Borrowed from Hindi-Urdu पकोड़ा / پکوڑا (pakoṛā), referring to a deep-fried fritter. The Japanese spellings reflect various transliterations of the original word.