Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chapati

/t͡ʃəˈpæti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: cha-p-ati
IPA: /t͡ʃəˈpæti/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flat, unleavened bread from northern India and Pakistan.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Princess Jeeta fed me dozens of the hot kebabs I loved, which I coated with mango chutney and wrapped in chapati."
"Purvi breaks her chapati into small pieces and scatters them around her plate."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: चपाती, चर्पटी

Usage

Inflected Forms

chapatis (plural) chapatti (alternative) chupati (alternative) chupatti (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

naan paratha phulka puri roti

Synonyms

chapatti

Rhymes With

fatty patty chatty hattie batty mattie natty catty ratty bratty tatty katty

Questions

How do you pronounce chapati?: The recorded pronunciation is /t͡ʃəˈpæti/.
What does chapati mean?: A flat, unleavened bread from northern India and Pakistan.
Where does chapati come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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