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

The word represents the Hindustani chapati, and is applied to the usual form of native bread, the staple food of upper India.

From Project Gutenberg

Someone had given us two pice, and with this we bought a pice chapati and a pice of sugarcane, and dined off this.

From Project Gutenberg