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.

Noun
panipuri (plural panipuris)
- 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
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
| plural | panipuris |
|---|---|
| alternative form | paanipuri |
| alternative form | panipuree |
| alternative form | pani 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
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