Chapati

//t͡ʃəˈpæti// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A flat, unleavened bread from northern India and Pakistan. countable, uncountable

    "Princess Jeeta fed me dozens of the hot kebabs I loved, which I coated with mango chutney and wrapped in chapati."

  2. 2
    flat pancake-like bread cooked on a griddle wordnet

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chapattichapattiroti

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"Princess Jeeta fed me dozens of the hot kebabs I loved, which I coated with mango chutney and wrapped in chapati."

Etymology

From Hindi चपाती (capātī), from Sanskrit चर्पटी (carpaṭī). From a derivative of Sanskrit *चर्प (carpa, “flat”).

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