Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

panipuri

/ˌpɑniˈpʊɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pa-nipuri
IPA: /ˌpɑniˈpʊɹi/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of fried puff-pastry balls filled with a watery mixture of tamarind, chili, chaat masala, potato, onion and chickpeas, from India and Pakistan.

Example Sentences

"“Diwali this year will be even busier than last year,” said Saakhi Grover, an assistant manager and a daughter-in-law of Mr. Gaba. Cooks will work long hours preparing sweets and snacks like pani puri."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi पानी पूरी (pānī pūrī, literally “water bread”), from पानी (pānī, “water”) + पूरी (pūrī, “puri, poori”, a type of Indian bread).

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: पानी पूरी

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌpɑniˈpʊɹi/
British English: /ˈpɑːnɪˌpuːɹɪ/

Inflected Forms

panipuris (plural) paanipuri (alternative) panipuree (alternative) pani puri (alternative)

Synonyms

golgappa phuchka water ball

Rhymes With

jury missouri hurry fury yuri flurry curie puri jewry houri uri

Questions

How do you pronounce panipuri?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɑniˈpʊɹi/.
What does panipuri mean?: A form of fried puff-pastry balls filled with a watery mixture of tamarind, chili, chaat masala, potato, onion and chickpeas, from India and Pakistan.
Where does panipuri come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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