"chapati" meaning in English

See chapati in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃəˈpæti/, /t͡ʃəˈpɑːti/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chapati.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chapati2.wav Forms: chapatis [plural]
Rhymes: -æti Etymology: From Hindi चपाती (capātī), from Sanskrit चर्पटी (carpaṭī). From a derivative of Sanskrit *चर्प (carpa, “flat”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|चपाती}} Hindi चपाती (capātī), {{der|en|sa|चर्पटी}} Sanskrit चर्पटी (carpaṭī) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} chapati (countable and uncountable, plural chapatis)
  1. A flat, unleavened bread from northern India and Pakistan. Wikipedia link: chapati Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Breads Synonyms: chapatti, chupati, chupatti Related terms: naan, paratha, phulka, puri, roti Translations (an unleavened flatbread): ချပါတီ (hkya.pati) (Burmese), चपाती (capātī) [feminine] (Hindi), ಚಪಾತಿ (capāti) (Kannada), capati (Malay), ചപ്പാത്തി (cappātti) (Malayalam), ćapati (Polish), chapati (Polish), czapati (Polish), ਚਪਾਤੀ (capātī) [feminine] (Punjabi), ruthi (Rohingya), чапа́ти (čapáti) [feminine, neuter] (Russian), chapati (Swahili), சப்பாத்தி (cappātti) (Tamil), چپاتی (capātī) [feminine] (Urdu)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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