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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parotta

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
parot-ta
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A layered flatbread of parts of South Asia, made with maida flour.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil பரோட்டா (parōṭṭā) and/or Malayalam പൊറോട്ട (poṟōṭṭa), in turn borrowed from Marathi परोठा (paroṭhā). Doublet of paratha.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: പൊറോട്ട

Usage

Inflected Forms

parottas (plural) porotta (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

paratha

Questions

What does parotta mean?
A layered flatbread of parts of South Asia, made with maida flour.
Where does parotta come from?
Borrowed from Tamil பரோட்டா (parōṭṭā) and/or Malayalam പൊറോട്ട (poṟōṭṭa), in turn borrowed from Marathi परोठा (paroṭhā). Doublet of paratha.

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