chapati

[ chuh-pah-tee, -pat-ee ]

noun

, plural cha·pa·ti, cha·pa·tis, cha·pa·ties.

1. an unleavened, whole wheat flatbread common in South Asia and East Africa, traditionally baked on a griddle or skillet.

chapati

/ tʃəˈpætɪ; -ˈpʌtɪ; -ˈpɑːtɪ /

noun

1. (in Indian cookery) a flat coarse unleavened bread resembling a pancake

Word History and Origins

Origin of chapati¹

First recorded in 1855–60; from Hindi capāti

Word History and Origins

Origin of chapati¹

from Hindi

Example Sentences

"I was so hungry, I took five chapatis and ate them with tea," Caleb says.

From BBC

Memories of the chapati study came "flooding back", the daughter says, after recent media coverage.

From BBC

An MP said she would call for a debate regarding the use of "radioactive isotopes in chapatis" once fed to South Asian women to study iron absorption.

From BBC

A restaurant on the outskirts of Nairobi skimps on the size of its chapatis - a flaky, chewy Kenyan flatbread - to save on cooking oil.

From Washington Times

“We had to reduce the size of our chapatis because even after we increased the price, we were suffering because cooking oil prices have also remained high,” Kioko says.

From Seattle Times