Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roti

/ˈɹoʊti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: roti
IPA: /ˈɹoʊti/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

noun

Initialism of return on time invested.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Nepalis eat sweet fried rice-flour doughnuts called sel roti."
"Along the sidewalks, hundreds of vendors hawked everything from commemorative T-shirts to rum to roti, the breadlike Caribbean pastry stuffed with pungently barbecued goat or chicken."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: रोटी, روٹی, रोटिका

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹoʊti/
British English: /ˈɹəʊti/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

rotis (plural)

Derived Forms

burroti

Phrases

meethi roti roti john roti prata

Frequently Paired Words

meethi roti roti john roti prata

Synonyms

chapati

Rhymes With

coyote brodie quixote doty coty throaty foti bellotti perotti belote ciotti barsotti

Questions

How do you pronounce roti?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹoʊti/.
What does roti mean?: A kind of unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in South Asia and the Caribbean.
Where does roti come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

How to pronounce roti

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