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noun
A layered flatbread of parts of South Asia, made with maida flour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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History
Borrowed from Tamil பரோட்டா (parōṭṭā) and/or Malayalam പൊറോട്ട (poṟōṭṭa), in turn borrowed from Marathi परोठा (paroṭhā). Doublet of paratha.
