noun
Etymology
Origin of Indian bread
An Americanism dating back to 1645–55
Example Sentences
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Aleem Ansari had gone to the restaurant where he worked making rotis, the Indian bread.
From Reuters ● Dec. 26, 2019
Whenever I think of my Aunt Rachna, I imagine her making aloo paratha, a fluffy, savory Indian bread stuffed to the brim with potatoes.
From Washington Post ● May 13, 2019
In the slow-motion video, “The Eternal Gradient,” images of roti, a flat, round Indian bread, stand in for the moon in its monthly phases throughout a year.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2018
By night Sujitha Rajendrababu, helps her mother make puris, a type of Indian bread, in the compact kitchen of her one-bedroom flat.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2016
While endeavoring to condense his whole intellect into one venomous point, in readiness for the next assailant, he is interrupted by the entrance of the turnkey with the prison fare of Indian bread and water.
From Dr. Bullivant (From: "The Doliver Romance and Other Pieces: Tales and Sketches") by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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