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

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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