English Explanatory Dictionary

chapati

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A flat, unleavened bread from northern India and Pakistan.

Pronunciation

/t͡ʃəˈpæti/ /t͡ʃəˈpɑːti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chapati.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chapati2.wav

Word forms

chapati chapatis chapatti chupati chupatti

Etymology

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

Related words

naan paratha phulka puri roti
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