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  roti

  noun

  any of various unleavened, usually whole wheat flatbreads common in South and Southeast Asia and the Caribbean.
• rôti
  rôti

  noun

  roast.

roti

¹ American  

[roh-tee] / ˈroʊ ti /

noun

1. any of various unleavened, usually whole wheat flatbreads common in South and Southeast Asia and the Caribbean.

2. (in the Caribbean) flatbread wrapped around a filling of usually curried meat, fish, shellfish, or vegetables.

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rôti ² American  

[roh-tee] / roʊˈti /

noun

French.

1. roast.

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roti British  

/ ˈrəʊtɪ, ˈrʊtɪ /

noun

1. (in India and the Caribbean) a type of unleavened bread

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Etymology

Origin of roti

First recorded in 1830–40; from Hindi, Urdu roṭī “bread,” from Prakrit roṭṭa “rice flour”

Explanation

A roti is a South Asian flatbread made with whole wheat flour. The next time you order your favorite dishes from an Indian restaurant, get some roti too! In India, a roti is also known as a chapati. These tasty round breads are cooked on a flat grill or in a Tandoor oven, and they're often used to scoop up curries and vegetable dishes. Many other cuisines have a variation on the basic roti. In many Caribbean countries, the word can also refer to a popular sandwich made by wrapping a roti around a savory filling. Roti comes from the Sanskrit word roṭikā, or "bread."

Example Sentences

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Between checkpoints she would snack on cashews and almonds and then at the end of that day's marathon she would have curry, rice, eggs and roti, as well as crisps and chocolate for extra calories.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026

Dinner at Kabawa in New York’s East Village begins with “buss-up shut,” a flaky Trinidadian flatbread derived from Indian paratha roti.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

Standing in line at Gloria's roti shop, I wasn't the only kid with Trini parents.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2023

This kind of preparation makes them perfect to eat over basmati rice and roti, the gravy poured over the former or sopped up with the latter.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2023

He ate without stopping, mopping up the last of the sambal from the banana leaf with the roti.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

At Chez Fifi on the Upper East Side, the poulet rôti, served by the half portion, is $78.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Chang: My poulet rôti potato chip consumption has surprised even me, Mary, though I’ve rationalized it away as best I can.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2023

“It’s called subtlety of taste,” says Mirren after Hassan sprinkles spices on to pigeon fermier rôti aux épices douces.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 8, 2014

None of that hope deferred, when, after being worried through a dozen stews and entrées, you are rewarded at last with an infinitesimal fragment of the rôti.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 25, November, 1859 by Various

At one, the family assemble to dinner which generally consist of soup, bouilli, entrées of fish, flesh and fowl, entremets of vegetables, a rôti of butcher's meat, fowl or game, pastry and desert.

From After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 by Major W. E Frye