| 释义 |
chaat, n. orig. S. Asian.
Brit. |tʃɑːt|, |tʃat|, U.S. |tʃɑt|
Plural -s unchanged
Forms: 19– chaat, 19– chat
[‹ Hindi cāṭ tasting, a delicacy > n.]
In South Asian cookery: a snack or salad consisting of chopped and spiced fruit or vegetables. Freq. attrib. or as postmodifier.
papri chaat: see the first element. See also aloo chaat n.
1954S. Chowdhary Indian Cooking 180 Sweet potato chāt and mixed fruit chāt can be prepared the same way... Chāts are usually eaten with small sticks, similar to the ones used in picking cherries out of cocktails. 1980N.Y. Times 15 Aug. c16/1 Chicken ‘chat’..consists of pieces of cold chicken, marinated in yogurt, lemon, cumin, coriander and ginger, with fine-chopped fresh chilies and onions, served with toothpicks. 1988L. Dhingra Amritvela xxii. 122 ‘Look!’ says Sita pointing to the food stalls. ‘Chaat! You want some?’ 2002San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News (Nexis) 13 Nov. (Food section) 1 Pop out of the office..for a pick-me-up at a nearby chaat house. |