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chapati

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

noun

  • chapati,
    plural
  • chapatis,
    plural
  • chapaties
    plural
  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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of chapati

First recorded in 1855–60; from Hindi capāti


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Memories of the chapati study came "flooding back", the daughter says, after recent media coverage.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2023

In addition to the chowder and chapati ideas, you can use Parmigiano Reggiano rinds in broths, stocks, dashi, ramen or soba to enhance their flavors.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2023

The popular dish, found at road-side stalls throughout the country, is made from a vegetable omelette with added tomatoes wrapped up in a chapati.

From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2022

Dr. Raj, 65, has cooked vegetable curries and biryani, raita, spiced carrot and sprouted mung bean salads and naan or chapati, supplemented with a sweet potato dish with marshmallow, she said, “to add Thanksgiving flavor.”

From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2019

I looked at the bowls, filled to the top with golden dal and rice, the toasted chapati sitting in the corner.

From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani

Here are his six chapaties of flour that I am baking.

From Adventures in Many Lands by F. Gillett

"I was so hungry, I took five chapatis and ate them with tea," Caleb says.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2023

A restaurant on the outskirts of Nairobi skimps on the size of its chapatis - a flaky, chewy Kenyan flatbread - to save on cooking oil.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 27, 2023

“We had to reduce the size of our chapatis because even after we increased the price, we were suffering because cooking oil prices have also remained high,” Kioko says.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2023

The shelves are piled with bags of lentils, chapatis, and rice, much of it from abroad.

From Slate ● Dec. 7, 2018

A tali was brought out piled with boiled ducks’ eggs, crisply fried pooris, dal, rice, curries, chapatis, mango chutney, and many kinds of sweets.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

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