pa·kor·a 
(pə-kôrə)
(pə-kôrə)n.
A deep-fried fritter made of vegetables or meat dipped in a chickpea batter, served as an appetizer or a snack in South Asian cuisine.
[Hindi and Urdu pakoṛā, from Sanskrit *pakvavaṭaḥ : pakva-, past participle of pacati, he cooks; see pekw- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + vaṭaḥ, lump, ball of pulse fried in oil.]