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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