panipuri

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of fried puff-pastry balls filled with a watery mixture of tamarind, chili, chaat masala, potato, onion and chickpeas, from India and Pakistan.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɑːnɪˌpuːɹɪ/ /ˌpɑniˈpʊɹi/

Word forms

panipuri panipuris paanipuri panipuree pani puri

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi पानी पूरी (pānī pūrī, literally “water bread”), from पानी (pānī, “water”) + पूरी (pūrī, “puri, poori”, a type of Indian bread).

Synonyms

golgappa phuchka water ball
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