bamiyeh

noun2

1. •
   A traditional sweet snack of Iran, similar to a doughnut, made from a yogurt- and starch-based dough which is fried before being dipped in syrup.
2. •
   (no longer used) okra, Hibiscus esculentus, as grown in Egypt.

   • Sometimes also a small piece of mutton, buffalo, camel, or goat flesh has been procured, with which the soaked bamiyehs or the viscous-juiced, spinach-like moluchieh are cooked. — 1878