noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈpɑːnɪˌpuːɹɪ/
US:/ˌpɑniˈpʊɹi/
rhymes with -ʊəɹi
rhymes with -uːɹi
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noun
Meaning 1
A form of fried puff-pastry balls filled with a watery mixture of tamarind, chili, chaat masala, potato, onion and chickpeas, from India and Pakistan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: golgappa, phuchka, water ball
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: puri
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi पानी पूरी (pānī pūrī, literally “water bread”), from पानी (pānī, “water”) + पूरी (pūrī, “puri, poori”, a type of Indian bread).
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Assamese:
ফুচকা
(phusoka)
— Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
Bengali:
ফুচকা
(phucoka)
— Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
Bhojpuri:
𑂤𑂳𑂒𑂍𑂰
(phuckā)
— Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
Chinese Mandarin:
香料水醬酥炸球 /香料水酱酥炸球
(xiāngliào shuǐjiàng sūzháqiú)
— Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
Gujarati:
પાણીપૂરી
(pāṇīpūrī)
— Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
Gujarati:
પકોડીપૂરી
(pakoḍīpūrī)
— Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
Gujarati:
બતાશા
(batāśā)
— Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
Gujarati:
ગોલ ગપ્પા
(gol gappā)
— Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
Gujarati:
પુચકા
(puckā)
— Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
Hindi:
पानी पूरी
(pānī pūrī)
— Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
Hindi:
गोलगप्पे
(golgappe)
— Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
Hindi:
फुलकी
(Uttar Pradesh)
— Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
Hindi:
गुपचुप
(Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh)
— Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
Hindi:
फुचका
(phuckā)
— Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
Indonesian:
panipuri
— Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
Japanese:
パーニープーリー
(pānīpūrī)
— Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
Kannada:
ಪಾನಿ ಪೂರಿ
(pāni pūri)
— Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
Korean:
파니푸리
(panipuri)
— Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
Magahi:
𑂤𑂷𑂒𑂍𑂰
(phockā)
— Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
Magahi:
𑂏𑂳𑂣𑂒𑂳𑂣
(gupcup)
— Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
Malayalam:
പാനി പൂരി
(pāni pūri)
— Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
Marathi:
पाणीपुरी
(pāṇīpurī)
— Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
Odia:
ଗୁପଚୁପ
(gupacupa)
— Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
Punjabi:
ਗੋਲ਼ ਗੱਪਾ
(goḷ gappā)
— Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
Punjabi:
ਪਾਣੀਪੂਰੀ
(pāṇīpūrī)
— Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
Russian:
па́ни пу́ри
(páni púri)
— Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
Tamil:
பானிபூரி
(pāṉipūri)
— Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
Telugu:
పానీ పూరి
(pānī pūri)
— Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
Thai:
ปานีปูรี
(bpaa-nii-bpuu-rii)
— Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
Urdu:
گول گپے
(gol gapē)
— Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
Urdu:
پانی پوری
(pānī pūrī)
— Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
