poppadom

/ ˈpɒpədəm /

noun

1. a thin round crisp Indian bread, fried or roasted and served with curry, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of poppadom¹

from Hindi

Example Sentences

Speaking on BBC Breakfast in November 2023, Dave explained that a curry and a poppadom ignited the start of his 30-year friendship with fellow Hairy Biker, Si King.

From BBC

A British tax appeals court weighed in on an essential food debate: Is a poppadom — despite containing little potato — a “crisp?”

From New York Times

A poppadom, an anglicized version of the Indian “papadum,” is a flat, crunchy, circular flatbread typically made with gram flour.

From New York Times

Where most food items are tax-exempt, the current Value Added Tax rate for snacks like crisps is 20 percent, putting the potential stakes of Walkers’ poppadom play in the multimillions.

From New York Times

There are plenty of reasons, Walkers lawyers said, that a poppadom isn’t a crisp.

From New York Times