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poppadom

British  
/ ˈpɒpədəm /

noun

  1. a thin round crisp Indian bread, fried or roasted and served with curry, etc

"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

Etymology

Origin of poppadom

from Hindi

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Perhaps most critically, Walkers argued, the sorts of potato starch and granules used to make the poppadom shouldn’t count as potato ingredients, by purist standards.

From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2024

There are plenty of reasons, Walkers lawyers said, that a poppadom isn’t a crisp.

From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2024

Local nicknames include Potteries poppadom, Tunstall tortilla and Clay suzette.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2019

Restaurants, businesses, the council and Visit Bradford organised an Asian afternoon tea, a poppadom challenge and an NHS recipe book of healthy curries.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2014

These days, though, he prefers shambling around, resembling a stale poppadom with a wig on, mumbling about "heavy shit that went down in 1971".

From The Guardian ● Oct. 23, 2010

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