poppadom
poppadom noun: a thin, crisp Indian food made from lentil flour, optionally spiced or flavoured in various ways and either grilled or deep-fried, which may be eaten on its own as a snack, with chutneys as a starter, or as an accompaniment to a meal.
Noun
poppadom (plural poppadoms)
- A thin, crisp Indian food made from lentil flour, optionally spiced or flavoured in various ways and either grilled or deep-fried, which may be eaten on its own as a snack, with chutneys as a starter, or as an accompaniment to a meal.
- 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
- Synonyms:
- appalam
poppadom meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
poppadom in Hindi
- food
- पापड़ pāpaṛ
poppadom in Tamil
- food
- பப்படம் pappaṭam, அப்பளம் appaḷam
poppadom in Marathi
- food
- पापड pāpaḍ
poppadom in Urdu
- food
- پاپَڑ pāpaṛ
More languagesFewer languages
- poppadom in Bengali
- পাঁপড় pãpoṛ
- poppadom in Telugu
- అప్పడము appaḍamu
- poppadom in Malayalam
- പപ്പടം pappaṭaṁ
- poppadom in Kannada
- ಪಪ್ಪಳ pappaḷa, ಹಪ್ಪಳ happaḷa
- poppadom in Punjabi
- ਪਾਪੜ pāpaṛ
- poppadom in Gujarati
- પાપડ pāpaḍ
- poppadom in Odia
- ପାପଡ଼ pāpaṛa
- poppadom in Sinhala
- පපඩම් papaḍam
- poppadom in Assamese
- পাপড় papor, পাপড়ম paporom
- poppadom in Nepali
- पापड pāpaḍ
- Sindhi
- پاپَڙُ pāpaṛu
Synonyms of poppadom
Forms of poppadom
| plural | poppadoms |
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Origin of poppadom
Borrowed from Tamil பப்படம் (pappaṭam), from Sanskrit पर्पट (parpaṭa). Although the word began to be attested in English in the 1860s, shortly after the establishment of the British Raj, it only came into consistent use around 1940, after which all of the forms indicated above as common have remained in use. Doublet of papad.
Questions about poppadom
- What does poppadom mean?
- Poppadom means a thin, crisp Indian food made from lentil flour, optionally spiced or flavoured in various ways and either grilled or deep-fried, which may be eaten on its own as a snack, with chutneys as a starter, or as an accompaniment to a meal.
- What is poppadom in Hindi?
- Poppadom in Hindi is पापड़ (pāpaṛ). See Poppadom meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is poppadom?
- Poppadom is a noun.
- What is the plural of poppadom?
- The plural of poppadom is poppadoms.
Words near poppadom in the dictionary
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