"appalam" meaning in English

See appalam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: appalams [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Sanskrit पर्पट (parpaṭa)der. Prakritder. Tamil அப்பளம் (appaḷam)bor. English appalam Borrowed from Tamil அப்பளம் (appaḷam). Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bor|ta:அப்பளம்|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Sanskrit पर्पट (parpaṭa)der. Prakritder. Tamil அப்பளம் (appaḷam)bor. English appalam Borrowed from Tamil அப்பளம் (appaḷam). Head templates: {{en-noun}} appalam (plural appalams)
  1. (India) poppadom Tags: India

Inflected forms

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