poppadom
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of poppadom
from Hindi
Example Sentences
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Speaking on BBC Breakfast in November 2023, Dave explained that a curry and a poppadom ignited the start of his 30-year friendship with fellow Hairy Biker, Si King.
From BBC ● Feb. 29, 2024
A British tax appeals court weighed in on an essential food debate: Is a poppadom — despite containing little potato — a “crisp?”
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
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
Local nicknames include Potteries poppadom, Tunstall tortilla and Clay suzette.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2019
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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