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chapati

American  
[chuh-pah-tee, -pat-ee] / tʃəˈpɑ ti, -ˈpæt i /
Also chapatti

noun

plural

chapati, chapatis, chapaties

  1. an unleavened, whole wheat flatbread common in South Asia and East Africa, traditionally baked on a griddle or skillet.

chapati British  
/ tʃəˈpætɪ, -ˈpʌtɪ, -ˈpɑːtɪ /

noun

  1. (in Indian cookery) a flat coarse unleavened bread resembling a pancake

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Etymology

Origin of chapati

First recorded in 1855–60; from Hindi capāti

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