What is "lokma"

n. A pastry made of fried dough soaked in sugar syrup or honey and cinnamon, typically shaped into a ring or ball. (qualifier: used especially of the Turkish variant of this pastry)

Lokma (Turkish), loukoumades (Greek), loukmades (Cypriot) (, singular λουκουμάς, loukoumas), zalabyieh ( Arabic: زلابية), or bāmiyeh ( Persian: بامیه), — see etymology below — are pastries made of deep fried dough soaked in syrup, chocolate sauce or honey, with cinnamon and sometimes sprinkled with sesame.