Definition of Chapati

1. Noun. Flat pancake-like bread cooked on a griddle.

Exact synonyms: Chapatti
Generic synonyms: Flatbread
Geographical relationships: Bharat, India, Republic Of India

Definition of Chapati

1. Noun. A flat, unleavened bread from northern India and Pakistan. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chapati

1. an unleavened bread of India [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chapati

chaoticness
chaotics
chaotization
chaotropic
chaotropism
chap
chaparejos
chaparral
chaparral broom
chaparral cock
chaparral mallow
chaparral pea
chaparral sage
chaparrals
chapati (current term)
chapatis
chapatti
chapattis
chapbook
chapbooks
chape
chapeau
chapeaus
chapeaux
chaped
chapel
chapel of ease
chapel service
chapeless

Literary usage of Chapati

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Monks' Cookbook by Himalayan Academy, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1997)
"BREADS chapati INDIAN FLAT BREAD 1 cup whole wheat flour 1/4 tsp salt 1 tbsp ... With each chapati, cook one side on a hot frying pan, then turn and half ..."

2. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1908)
"We shall have to keep body and soul together on chapati and apricots after ... Janie wondered how much chapati there was left, but she knew better than to ..."

3. Questions and Answers in Lethal and Non-Lethal Violence: Proceeding of the edited by Richard L. Block (1994)
"The respondent, Camplin, who was 15 years of age, killed a middle-aged Pakistani, Mohammed Lai Khan, by splitting his skull with a chapati pan, ..."

4. The Indian Mutiny of 1857 by George Bruce Malleson (1891)
"During his travels he devised the scheme known as the chapati scheme. ... the circulation of chapati's amongst the rural population of the North-west ..."

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