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chapati in British English
or chapatti (tʃəˈpætɪ, -ˈpʌtɪ, -ˈpɑːtɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -ti, -tis or -ties
(in Indian cookery) a flat coarse unleavened bread resembling a pancake
Word origin
from Hindichapati in American English
(tʃəˈpɑti)
noun
Also sp. chaˈpatti 1.
a thin, flat unleavened bread of India, usually of whole-wheat flour, baked in a hot, dry skillet
2. Word forms: plural chaˈpatis
a piece of this
Word origin
Hindi capati < Sans carpaṭī, flat cake < carpaṭa, flatImage ofchapati
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