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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

papad

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables
pa-pad
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A poppadom.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi पापड़ (pāpaṛ), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀟 (pappaḍa), from Sanskrit पर्पट (parpaṭa). Doublet of poppadom.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 𑀧𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀟, पर्पट

Inflected Forms

papads (plural) pappad (alternative)

Questions

What does papad mean?
A poppadom.
Where does papad come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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