poppadom

British

/ ˈpɒpədəm /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of poppadom

from Hindi

Example Sentences

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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.

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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