paratha
/pəˈɹaːtə/
paratha noun: an Indian bread with a texture somewhat resembling puff pastry; sometimes stuffed with vegetables etc.
Noun
paratha (countable and uncountable, plural parathas)
- An Indian bread with a texture somewhat resembling puff pastry; sometimes stuffed with vegetables etc.
- In India, shredded radishes are seasoned with chilies, ginger and toasted spices to make a filling for paratha.1999 September 22, Jack Bishop, “Reconsidering the Radish: New Ways to Tame Its Bite”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on...
- Gerry ordered poppadoms and parathas and then he was interrupted by requests for vindaloos, chicken madrases and sag joshes, rice, raita and nan, from Priest, Morgan and Maria Grazia.2002, Desmond Barry, A Bloody Good Friday, page 157
paratha meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
paratha in Hindi
- Indian bread
- पराठा parāṭhā
paratha in Tamil
- Indian bread
- பரோட்டா parōṭṭā
paratha in Urdu
- Indian bread
- پَراٹھا parāṭhā
paratha in Bengali
- Indian bread
- পরোটা porōṭa
More languagesFewer languages
- paratha in Telugu
- పరాటా parāṭā
- paratha in Malayalam
- പൊറോട്ട poṟōṭṭa
- paratha in Kannada
- ಪರಾಠಾ parāṭhā
- paratha in Punjabi
- ਪਰੌਂਠਾ parauṇṭhā
- paratha in Gujarati
- પરાઠા parāṭhā
- paratha in Odia
- ପରଟା paraṭā
- paratha in Sinhala
- පරාතා parātā
- paratha in Assamese
- পৰঠা porotha
- paratha in Pashto
- پراټه
- paratha in Malay
- roti prata, roti canai
- paratha in Myanmar
- ပလာတာ pa.lata
Forms of paratha
| plural | parathas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | parantha |
| alternative form | parauntha |
| alternative form | parotha |
Origin of paratha
Borrowed from Hindustani पराठा (parāṭhā) / پَراٹھا (parāṭhā). Doublet of parotta.
Words formed from paratha
Questions about paratha
- What does paratha mean?
- Paratha means an Indian bread with a texture somewhat resembling puff pastry; sometimes stuffed with vegetables etc.
- What is paratha in Hindi?
- Paratha in Hindi is पराठा (parāṭhā). See Paratha meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is paratha?
- Paratha is a noun.
- How do you pronounce paratha?
- Paratha is pronounced /pəˈɹaːtə/.
- What is the plural of paratha?
- The plural of paratha is parathas.
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