chapati
Americannoun
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chapati,
plural
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chapatis,
plural
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chapaties
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of chapati
First recorded in 1855–60; from Hindi capāti
Vocabulary lists containing chapati
Example Sentences
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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
"We make Asian food like chapati and rice. It's helping a lot and matters to us because we're used to eating this food since we were born, from our parents' heritage."
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2022
Picture warm-spiced chickpeas, cooling raita, the lentil stew sambar and the coconut-refreshed vegetable medley known as aviyal — everything partnered with steamed rice and breads including chapati and papadum.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 21, 2022
Kazi just shrugged and handed me a chapati to eat.
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
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
Nargis, a dish named after a famous Bollywood actress from the 1960s, is made of a mince of boiled eggs, softened with cream and served with buns and chapatis.
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2021
Raised a vegetarian on spicy curry, daal and tender chapatis, Praful struggled with the school's unseasoned boiled vegetables and doused the food with vinegar to compensate - a habit he still has today.
From BBC ● May 29, 2021
I know how to sort the lentils, grind the spices with his marble mortar and pestle, clarify the butter for ghee, and mix the dough for chapatis.
From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani
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