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chapati
[ chuh-pah-tee, -pat-ee ]
noun
, plural cha·pa·ti, cha·pa·tis, cha·pa·ties.
- an unleavened, whole wheat flatbread common in South Asia and East Africa, traditionally baked on a griddle or skillet.
chapati
/ tʃəˈpætɪ; -ˈpʌtɪ; -ˈpɑːtɪ /
noun
- (in Indian cookery) a flat coarse unleavened bread resembling a pancake
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chapati1
First recorded in 1855–60; from Hindi capāti
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chapati1
from Hindi
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Example Sentences
Godfrey Kizito takes a break from his busy shoe repair shop every day so he can enjoy his favorite snack, a vegetable and egg omelet rolled in a freshly prepared chapati known as a Rolex.
From Quartz
It’s mainly for the Punjabi truck drivers looking to tear into some hot chapatis while on the road.
From Eater
The word represents the Hindustani chapati, and is applied to the usual form of native bread, the staple food of upper India.
From Project Gutenberg
Someone had given us two pice, and with this we bought a pice chapati and a pice of sugarcane, and dined off this.
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