parotta
parotta noun: a layered flatbread of parts of South Asia, made with maida flour.
Noun
parotta (countable and uncountable, plural parottas)
- A layered flatbread of parts of South Asia, made with maida flour.
- The hot and sour curry is an aubergine version of a south Indian fish curry I often make. It’s perfect with rice or frozen parotta. Parotta is a layered Indian flatbread that is time-consuming to make, but you can buy an excellent version frozen from Indian grocers – just don’t tell anyone.2013 August 2, Stevie Parle, “A meat cheat? Recipes with aubergine”, in The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2019
parotta meaning in Tamil
parotta in Tamil
- parotta, an unleavened flatbread made with maida
- பரோட்டா parōṭṭā
Forms of parotta
| plural | parottas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | porotta |
Origin of parotta
Borrowed from Tamil பரோட்டா (parōṭṭā) and/or Malayalam പൊറോട്ട (poṟōṭṭa), in turn borrowed from Marathi परोठा (paroṭhā). Doublet of paratha.
Questions about parotta
- What does parotta mean?
- Parotta means a layered flatbread of parts of South Asia, made with maida flour.
- What is parotta in Tamil?
- Parotta in Tamil is பரோட்டா (parōṭṭā). See Parotta meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is parotta?
- Parotta is a noun.
- What is the plural of parotta?
- The plural of parotta is parottas.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: parotta (page history and authors); பரோட்டா (Tamil) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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