chapati
chapati
Definition
cha·pati (c̸hə pät′ē)
noun
- a thin, flat unleavened bread of India, usually of whole-wheat flour, baked in a hot, dry skillet
- pl. cha·pa′·tis a piece of this
Etymology: Hindi capati < Sans carpaṭī, flat cake < carpaṭa, flat
chapati
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- burn: Unlike a burned chapati or a statue with moist eyes, we should take heed of it.
Modifies a noun
- flour: Alan hit the headlines in 1997 attempting Nanga Parbat, when he sneezed on some chapati flour and slipped a disk.
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