chapatti
/tʃəˈpɑːti
/ /tʃəˈpati/(also chapati)
noun (plural chapattis)
(In Indian cooking) a thin pancake of unleavened wholemeal bread cooked on a griddle.Tea and wheat products such as chapattis or pitta bread adversely affect iron absorption...
- I make the chapattis whenever I come home at lunchtime.
- We also had Indian food including mangoes, chapattis and poppadoms.
Origin
From Hindi capātī, from capānā 'flatten, roll out'.
Rhymes
- come one's way
- come on strong
- come on to
- come (or appear or arrive) on the scene
- come (or bring someone) back (down) to earth
- come (or bring someone) to life
- come (or fall) apart at the seams
- come (or fall) to pieces
- come (or get) to grips with
- come (or get) unstuck
- come (or go) over big
- come (or go) under the hammer
- come (or play) the old soldier
- come (or spring) to mind
- come (or turn) full circle
- come (or turn) up trumps
- come out
- come-outer
- come out in
- come out in the wash
- come out of the woodwork
- come out with
- come over
- comer
- (come) rain or shine