roti canai
UK/ˈɹəʊti ˈtʃɑnaɪ/
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Brunei/ˈroti ˈt͡ʃanaj/
roti canai noun: an Indian-influenced flatbread found in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.
Noun
roti canai (uncountable)
- An Indian-influenced flatbread found in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.
- "A good roti canai," Mr. Najib summarizes, "should be light, soft and buttery on the inside, flakey and slightly crunchy on the outside."2009 July 31, John Krich, “Roti Canai: Kuala Lumpur takes a flatbread to new heights”, in The Wall Street Journal, archived from the original on 05 Oct 2015
- Synonyms:
- roti prata
roti canai meaning in Malay, Indonesian and Myanmar
roti canai in Malay
- Indian-influenced flatbread
- roti canai
roti canai in Indonesian
- Indian-influenced flatbread
- roti canai
roti canai in Myanmar
- Indian-influenced flatbread
- ပလာတာ pa.lata
Synonyms of roti canai
Origin of roti canai
Unadapted borrowing from Malay roti canai.
Questions about roti canai
- What does roti canai mean?
- Roti canai means an Indian-influenced flatbread found in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.
- What is roti canai in Malay?
- Roti canai in Malay is roti canai. See Roti canai meaning in Malay.
- What part of speech is roti canai?
- Roti canai is a noun.
- How do you pronounce roti canai?
- Roti canai is pronounced /ˈɹəʊti ˈtʃɑnaɪ/ (UK).
Words near roti canai in the dictionary
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