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chapati

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /t͡ʃəˈpæti/
  • /t͡ʃəˈpɑːti/
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  • rhymes with -æti

1

noun

Meaning 1

A flat, unleavened bread from northern India and Pakistan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

flat pancake-like bread cooked on a griddle

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chapatti

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: flatbread

History

Etymology

From Hindi चपाती (capātī), from Sanskrit चर्पटी (carpaṭī). From a derivative of Sanskrit *चर्प (carpa, “flat”).

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: ချပါတီ (hkya.pati) — an unleavened flatbread
  • Hindi: चपाती (capātī) — an unleavened flatbread
  • Kannada: ಚಪಾತಿ (capāti) — an unleavened flatbread
  • Malay: capati — an unleavened flatbread
  • Malayalam: ചപ്പാത്തി (cappātti) — an unleavened flatbread
  • Polish: ćapati — an unleavened flatbread
  • Polish: chapati — an unleavened flatbread
  • Polish: czapati — an unleavened flatbread
  • Punjabi: ਚਪਾਤੀ (capātī) — an unleavened flatbread
  • Rohingya: ruthi — an unleavened flatbread
  • Russian: чапа́ти (čapáti) — an unleavened flatbread
  • Swahili: chapati — an unleavened flatbread
  • Tamil: சப்பாத்தி (cappātti) — an unleavened flatbread
  • Urdu: چپاتی (capātī) — an unleavened flatbread