puri
or poo·ri
[ poor-ee ]
/ ˈpʊər i /
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noun, plural pu·ris.
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually 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”
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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).
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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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