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roti

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈɹoʊti/
  • US: [ˈɹɔʊɾɪi̯]
  • UK: /ˈɹəʊti/
  • Australian: /ˈɹəʉtɪi̯/
  • Australian: /ˈɹɔtɪi̯/
  • New-Zealand: /ˈɹɐʉtəi̯/
  • India: /ˈroːʈiː/
  • rhymes with (US) -oʊti
  • rhymes with (UK) -əʊti
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: R OW1 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A kind of unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in South Asia and the Caribbean.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • Nepalis eat sweet fried rice-flour doughnuts called sel roti.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chapati

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Initialism of return on time invested.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

Topics: business

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Hindi रोटी (roṭī)/Urdu روٹی (roṭī), from Sanskrit रोटिका (roṭikā, “bread”).

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Assamese: ৰুটি (ruti) — unleavened flatbread
  • Bengali: রুটি (ruṭi) — unleavened flatbread
  • Bhojpuri: रोटी (rōṭī) — unleavened flatbread
  • Chinese Mandarin: 恰巴提 (qiàbātí) — unleavened flatbread
  • Czech: roti — unleavened flatbread
  • Dhivehi: ރޮށި (roṣi) — unleavened flatbread
  • Finnish: roti — unleavened flatbread
  • French: roti — unleavened flatbread
  • German: Fladenbrot — unleavened flatbread
  • German: Roti — unleavened flatbread
  • Gujarati: રોટલી (roṭlī) — unleavened flatbread
  • Gujarati: રોટી (roṭī) — unleavened flatbread
  • Hindi: रोटी (roṭī) — unleavened flatbread
  • Indonesian: roti — unleavened flatbread
  • Japanese: ロティ (roti) — unleavened flatbread
  • Kannada: ರೊಟ್ಟಿ (roṭṭi) — unleavened flatbread
  • Konkani: रोटी (roṭī) — unleavened flatbread
  • Korean: 로티 (roti) — unleavened flatbread
  • Maithili: रोटी (rōṭī) — unleavened flatbread
  • Malay: roti — unleavened flatbread
  • Malayalam: റൊട്ടി (ṟoṭṭi) — unleavened flatbread
  • Marathi: रोटी (roṭī) — unleavened flatbread
  • Marathi: पोळी (poḷī) — unleavened flatbread
  • Marathi: फुलका (phulkā) — unleavened flatbread
  • Nepali: रोटी (roṭī) — unleavened flatbread
  • Odia: ରୁଟି (ruṭi) — unleavened flatbread
  • Portuguese: roti — unleavened flatbread
  • Punjabi: ਰੋਟੀ (roṭī) — unleavened flatbread
  • Russian: ро́ти (róti) — unleavened flatbread
  • Sanskrit: रोटी (roṭī) — unleavened flatbread
  • Sanskrit: रोटिका (roṭikā) — unleavened flatbread
  • Sindhi: ڦلڪو (phulko) — unleavened flatbread
  • Sinhalese: රොටි (roṭi) — unleavened flatbread
  • Spanish: roti — unleavened flatbread
  • Tamil: ரொட்டி (roṭṭi) — unleavened flatbread
  • Telugu: రొట్టె (roṭṭe) — unleavened flatbread
  • Telugu: రొట్టి (roṭṭi) — unleavened flatbread
  • Thai: โรตี (roo-dtii) — unleavened flatbread
  • Ukrainian: ро́ті (róti) — unleavened flatbread
  • Urdu: روٹی (roṭī) — unleavened flatbread