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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A type of wholegrain flour from the Indian subcontinent. India, countable, uncountable

   "Kabutri, in the meanwhile, had kneaded some atta and rolled out a few real rotis."

Contraction

1. 1
   that's the; that's a contraction

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname
2. 2
   An Austronesian dialect cluster spoken in the Philippines.

Example

More examples

"Kabutri, in the meanwhile, had kneaded some atta and rolled out a few real rotis."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Probably from that's a with heavy simplification.

Etymology 2

From Hindi आटा (āṭā, “flour, farina, dough”).

Related phrases

atta boyatta dogatta girl

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