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• puri
  puri

  noun

  a light, unleavened whole wheat flatbread from South Asia that puffs up like a round ball when it is deep-fried.
• Puri
  Puri

  noun

  a seaport in E Odisha, in E India, on the Bay of Bengal: temple of Krishna; Hindu pilgrimage center.

puri

¹ American  

[poor-ee] / ˈpʊər i /

Or poori

noun

• puris
  plural

1. a light, unleavened whole wheat flatbread from South Asia that puffs up like a round ball when it is deep-fried.

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Puri ² American  

[poor-ee, poo-ree] / ˈpʊər i, pʊˈri /

noun

1. a seaport in E Odisha, in E India, on the Bay of Bengal: temple of Krishna; Hindu pilgrimage center.

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Puri British  

/ pʊəˈriː, ˈpʊəriː /

noun

1. a port in E India, in Odisha (formerly Orissa) on the Bay of Bengal: 12th-century temple of Jagannath. Pop: 157 610 (2001)

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• puris
  plural

Etymology

Origin of puri

First recorded in 1830–35; from Hindi pūrī, akin to Sanskrit piparti “(he) fills, nourishes” and pūrṇa- “full”

Example Sentences

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puri Puri puris

"I'd have prawn puri for starters, lamb rogan josh, Bombay potatoes with some saag aloo, peshwari naan, all the poppadoms, pilau rice, saag paneer," Benn says.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2025

If the dosa was good for winter, the pani puri had me yearning for summer.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2023

Khachapuri is a combination of two Georgian words: khacho, meaning cheese curds, and puri, meaning bread.

From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2022

I’m also a fan of Sarin’s DIY pani puri, in which the housemade water is infused with green mango to add a little tropical punch.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 28, 2020

They ate tamales and pani puri, dim sum and fufu and grilled cheese sandwiches.

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate

“The public health benefits of a diet grounded in fruits and vegetables are indisputable,” Puri said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Viraj Puri, founder and chairman of Gotham Greens, based in Brooklyn, said the company weighed reducing future plantings in its warehouse farms after a steep decline in sales but ultimately opted not to reduce seeding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

While senior‑level postings have edged up, Indeed economist Sneha Puri told MarketWatch teen employment has been “constrained by a general slowdown in hiring.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026

"Obviously, Xi Jinping could take the easier way out and say nothing about it," said Samir Puri.

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

Vishwambhar took this Ishwar Puri as his guru or spiritual guide.

From Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita by K???ad?sa Kavir?ja Gosv?mi

She would frequent roadside stalls selling snacks like pav bhaji, a savory vegetable curry served on a bread roll; and pani puri, crispy palm-sized puris stuffed with potatoes, chickpeas and spicy flavored water.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 26, 2022

Meera Sodha’s healthier take on deep-fried Mangalorean banana puris are a treat for any time of day.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 19, 2020

Challah, lavash, naan, puris, bagels, just plain Wonder Bread, and biscuits.

From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2020

By night Sujitha Rajendrababu, helps her mother make puris, a type of Indian bread, in the compact kitchen of her one-bedroom flat.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2016

The Irishman, with only fish-hooks in his hand, felt equally impotent; and what could the boy Henry do, not only unarmed but undressed—in short, just as he had been bathing—in puris naturalibus!

From The Castaways by Pearse, Lolbran