atta

American  

[aht-uh] / ˈɑt ə /

Or ata

noun

1. a whole wheat flour from the Indian subcontinent, having a high gluten content and used to make chapati and other traditional flatbreads.

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Example Sentences

Singh Shah said that an ongoing restriction on atta — a type of flour used to bake naan and other flatbreads — has had similar effects.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2023

I watch as she gestures toward a large bowl of potatoes and peas, and the dough or atta, as she always calls it, in a separate container.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2022

For those of you keeping score at home, one seven-second atta boy from The Rock is roughly equivalent to 23 runs.

From Golf Digest • Mar. 27, 2019

There she could find mounds of jaggery; bags of crispy, salty sev; and pounds of whole wheat atta for making rotis.

From Washington Post • Jan. 24, 2019

At Ghazeepoor, the essence, atta or uttar or otto, or whatever it should be called, is obtained with great simplicity and ease.

From Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden by Richardson, David Lester