chapati
[ chuh-pah-tee, -pat-ee ]
/ tʃəˈpɑ ti, -ˈpæt i /
noun, plural cha·pa·ti, cha·pa·tis, cha·pa·ties. Indian Cookery.
a flat pancakelike bread, usually of whole-wheat flour, baked on a griddle.
Also
cha·pat·ti.
Origin of chapati
First recorded in 1855–60,
chapati is from the Hindi word
capāti
Words nearby chapati
chaparral,
chaparral bird,
chaparral cock,
chaparral lily,
chaparral pea,
chapati,
chapbook,
chape,
chapeau,
chapeau bras,
chapel
Example sentences from the Web for chapati
The word represents the Hindustani chapati, and is applied to the usual form of native bread, the staple food of upper India.
British Dictionary definitions for chapati
chapati
chapatti
/ (tʃəˈpætɪ, -ˈpʌtɪ, -ˈpɑːtɪ) /
noun plural -ti, -tis or -ties
(in Indian cookery) a flat coarse unleavened bread resembling a pancake
Word Origin for chapati
from Hindi