puri

or poo·ri

[ poor-ee ]

/ ˈpʊər i /

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noun, plural pu·ris.

a light, unleavened whole wheat flatbread from South Asia that puffs up like a round ball when it is deep-fried.

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Origin of puri

First recorded in 1830–35; from Hindi pūrī, akin to Sanskrit piparti “(he) fills, nourishes” and pūrṇa- “full”

Words nearby puri

purgatorial, purgatory, purge, purging, purging nut, puri, purification, Purification of the Virgin Mary, purificator, purifier, puriform

Other definitions for puri (2 of 2)

Puri

[ poor-ee, poo-ree ]

/ ˈpʊər i, pʊˈri /

noun

a seaport in E Odisha, in E India, on the Bay of Bengal: temple of Krishna; Hindu pilgrimage center.

Compare Juggernaut (def. 2).

How to use puri in a sentence

They repeated this so often that before long they were known all over England as the Puri-tans.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies|H. A. (Hlne Adeline) Guerber
A local magistrate once arrived for an interview at the seaside hermitage in Puri.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
I had just arrived in Puri 15-1 to spend my college summer vacation with my guru at his seaside hermitage.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
"Please send someone to take charge of our ashram at Puri," Sri Yukteswar went on.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda

As I stood on the Puri train platform the following morning, still hoping against hope, an unknown man approached me.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda

British Dictionary definitions for puri

Puri

/ (ˈpʊəriː, pʊəˈriː) /

noun

a port in E India, in Odisha (formerly Orissa) on the Bay of Bengal: 12th-century temple of Jagannath. Pop: 157 610 (2001)

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