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prata

  • /ˈpɹɑːtɑː/ Singapore

Where it comes from

From Tamil பரோட்டா (parōṭṭā), related to Hindi पराठा (parāṭhā). Doublet of parotta and paratha.

noun

  1. Singapore, uncountable Synonym of roti prata (a type fried flatbread that is cooked over a flat grill) The fact that these guys were cocky enough to not merely name this snack a perfectly acceptable prata and curry, but egg prata with fish curry, made us quite certain[…].

    Similar: roti prata

verb pratas · prataing · prataed

  1. Singapore, intransitive, slang, transitive To change one's position repeatedly, vacillate, flip-flop (following the repeated flipping when making prata). With all this roti-prataing still can trust not?

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@misc{prata_2026,
  title = {prata},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prata},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}