Papad

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A poppadom.

    "As I attempted to hit a six with a half-full bottle of mineral water, a papad vendor approached us to laugh at our cricketing abilities."

Example

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"As I attempted to hit a six with a half-full bottle of mineral water, a papad vendor approached us to laugh at our cricketing abilities."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi पापड़ (pāpaṛ), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀟 (pappaḍa), from Sanskrit पर्पट (parpaṭa). Doublet of poppadom.

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