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
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The daughter of a woman who participated in a radioactive chapati study says her mother believed she was getting help for arthritis.
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
Next, my boyfriend and I would head to Swahili Village, and I’d order grilled goat, kachumbari salad and chapati flatbread.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 19, 2022
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
One afternoon Sass caught me giving the dog a bit of chapati smeared with dal.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
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
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 Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
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
She and her mother-in-law do the cooking, her father-in-law helps cut vegetables and kneads dough for the chapatis, and her husband makes all the deliveries.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2021
He unwrapped four chapatis from a cloth and warmed them on the stove and stuck them on the sides of the bowls.
From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani
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