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panipuri

UK/ˈpɑːnɪˌpuːɹɪ/US/ˌpɑniˈpʊɹi/

panipuri 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.

panipuri: a form of fried puff-pastry balls filled with a watery mixture of tamarind, chili, chaat masala,...
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Noun

panipuri (plural panipuris)

  1. 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.
    • “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.2022 October 17, Priya Krishna, “It’s Not Diwali Without Mithai”, in The New York Times
    Synonyms:
    golgappa, phuchka, water ball

panipuri meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

panipuri in Hindi

Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
पानी पूरी pānī pūrī, गोलगप्पे golgappe, फुलकी Uttar Pradesh, गुपचुप Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, फुचका phuckā

panipuri in Tamil

Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
பானிபூரி pāṉipūri

panipuri in Marathi

Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
पाणीपुरी pāṇīpurī

panipuri in Urdu

Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
گول گپے gol gapē, پانی پوری pānī pūrī
More languagesFewer languages
panipuri in Bengali
ফুচকা phucoka
panipuri in Telugu
పానీ పూరి pānī pūri
panipuri in Malayalam
പാനി പൂരി pāni pūri
panipuri in Kannada
ಪಾನಿ ಪೂರಿ pāni pūri
panipuri in Punjabi
ਗੋਲ਼ ਗੱਪਾ goḷ gappā, ਪਾਣੀਪੂਰੀ pāṇīpūrī
panipuri in Gujarati
પાણીપૂરી pāṇīpūrī, પકોડીપૂરી pakoḍīpūrī, બતાશા batāśā, ગોલ ગપ્પા gol gappā
panipuri in Odia
ଗୁପଚୁପ gupacupa
panipuri in Assamese
ফুচকা phusoka
panipuri in Indonesian
panipuri
panipuri in Thai
ปานีปูรี bpaa-nii-bpuu-rii

Synonyms of panipuri

Forms of panipuri

pluralpanipuris
alternative formpaanipuri
alternative formpanipuree
alternative formpani puri

Origin of panipuri

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

Words that rhyme with panipuri

Questions about panipuri

What does panipuri mean?
Panipuri means 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.
What is panipuri in Hindi?
Panipuri in Hindi is पानी पूरी (pānī pūrī), गोलगप्पे (golgappe), फुलकी (Uttar Pradesh). See Panipuri meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is panipuri?
Panipuri is a noun.
How do you pronounce panipuri?
Panipuri is pronounced /ˈpɑːnɪˌpuːɹɪ/ (UK).
What is the plural of panipuri?
The plural of panipuri is panipuris.

Words near panipuri in the dictionary

  1. Panipat
  2. panipenem
  3. paniphal
  4. paniphals
  5. Panipuan
  6. panipuri
  7. panipuris
  8. Paniqui
  9. Paniquian
  10. Paniquita
  11. panir

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