chapati

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chapati

/t͡ʃəˈpæti/
/t͡ʃəˈpɑːti/

Rhymes with -æti

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From Hindi चपाती (capātī), from Sanskrit चर्पटी (carpaṭī). From a derivative of Sanskrit *चर्प (carpa, “flat”).

noun chapatis · chapatti · chupati · chupatti

countable, uncountable A flat, unleavened bread from northern India and Pakistan. Princess Jeeta fed me dozens of the hot kebabs I loved, which I coated with mango chutney and wrapped in chapati.

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noun an unleavened flatbread

日本語	チャパティ chapati
中文	恰巴提 qiàbātí, 印度薄餅 /印度薄饼 yìndù báobǐng
हिन्दी	चपाती capātī
Kiswahili	chapati
Русский	чапа́ти čapáti
العربية	تشاباتي tshābātī

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@misc{chapati_2026,
  title = {chapati},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chapati},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}