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paratha

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /pəˈɹaːtə/
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noun

Meaning 1

An Indian bread with a texture somewhat resembling puff pastry; sometimes stuffed with vegetables etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani पराठा (parāṭhā) / پَراٹھا (parāṭhā). Doublet of parotta.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: պարաթա (paratʻa) — Indian bread
  • Assamese: পৰঠা (porotha) — Indian bread
  • Bengali: পরোটা (porōṭa) — Indian bread
  • Burmese: ပလာတာ (pa.lata) — Indian bread
  • Chinese Mandarin: 印度拋餅 /印度抛饼 (Yìndù pāobǐng) — Indian bread
  • Chinese Mandarin: 印度甩餅 /印度甩饼 (Yìndù shuǎibǐng) — Indian bread
  • French: paratha — Indian bread
  • German: Paratha — Indian bread
  • Gujarati: પરાઠા (parāṭhā) — Indian bread
  • Hindi: पराठा (parāṭhā) — Indian bread
  • Japanese: パラーター (parātā) — Indian bread
  • Kannada: ಪರಾಠಾ (parāṭhā) — Indian bread
  • Korean: 파라타 (parata) — Indian bread
  • Malay: roti prata — Indian bread
  • Malay: roti canai — Indian bread
  • Malayalam: പൊറോട്ട (poṟōṭṭa) — Indian bread
  • Mauritian Creole: farata — Indian bread
  • Odia: ପରଟା (paraṭā) — Indian bread
  • Pashto: پراټه — Indian bread
  • Dari: پَرَاتَه (parāta) — Indian bread
  • Iranian Persian: پاراتا (pârâtâ) — Indian bread
  • Polish: paratha — Indian bread
  • Portuguese: paratha — Indian bread
  • Punjabi: ਪਰੌਂਠਾ (parauṇṭhā) — Indian bread
  • Punjabi: پَرَوݨٹھَا (parauṇṭhā) — Indian bread
  • Russian: пара́тха (parátxa) — Indian bread
  • Sinhalese: පරාතා (parātā) — Indian bread
  • Tamil: பரோட்டா (parōṭṭā) — Indian bread
  • Telugu: పరాటా (parāṭā) — Indian bread
  • Urdu: پَراٹھا (parāṭhā) — Indian bread
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