puri

or poo·ri

[ poor-ee ]

noun,plural pu·ris.
  1. a light, unleavened whole wheat flatbread from South Asia that puffs up like a round ball when it is deep-fried.

Origin of puri

1
First recorded in 1830–35; from Hindi pūrī, akin to Sanskrit piparti “(he) fills, nourishes” and pūrṇa- “full”

Words Nearby puri

Other definitions for Puri (2 of 2)

Puri
[ poor-ee, poo-ree ]

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

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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.

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  • 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
  1. 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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