poppadom

/ ˈpɒpədəm /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of poppadom¹

from Hindi

Example Sentences

A baroness who called a peer of Indian origin "Lord Poppadom" is facing a suspension from the House of Lords after an investigation found her comments amounted to harassment.

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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.

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A British tax appeals court weighed in on an essential food debate: Is a poppadom — despite containing little potato — a “crisp?”

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A poppadom, an anglicized version of the Indian “papadum,” is a flat, crunchy, circular flatbread typically made with gram flour.

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Where most food items are tax-exempt, the current Value Added Tax rate for snacks like crisps is 20 percent, putting the potential stakes of Walkers’ poppadom play in the multimillions.

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