English
keema
Keema comes from Urdu قیمہ ‘mincemeat, ground meat’, and goes back to Persian قیمه.
- Persianc. 900–presentقیمهqime‘ground meat, minced meat’
- Urdumodernقیمہ‘mincemeat, ground meat’
- Englishearliest quotation 2023keema
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Persianc. 900–presentقیمهqime‘ground meat, minced meat’
- Urdumodernقیمہ‘mincemeat, ground meat’
- Englishearliest quotation 2023keema
Earliest quotation: 2023, Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi, The Centre: “I picked up a samosa and took a bite.…”
Every English word from Persian قیمه
Today it means
noun Finely chopped mince as used in South Asia cookery, typically lamb with peas or potatoes and spices, sometimes used as a filling in samosas or naan.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Persian قیمه / keema