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.
Origin of chapati
1First recorded in 1855–60; from Hindi capāti
- Also cha·pat·ti .
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British Dictionary definitions for chapati
chapati
chapatti
/ (tʃəˈpætɪ, -ˈpʌtɪ, -ˈpɑːtɪ) /
nounplural -ti, -tis or -ties
(in Indian cookery) a flat coarse unleavened bread resembling a pancake
Origin of chapati
1from Hindi
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