uthappam
/ˈuː.təˌpʌm/US/ˈu.təˌpʌm/
uthappam noun: a pancake made from rice and lentil flour with tomatoes, spices etc.
Noun
uthappam (plural uthappams)
- A pancake made from rice and lentil flour with tomatoes, spices etc.
- In those days she had admired his pluralistic openness of mind, and struggled, in her kitchen, towards a parallel eclecticism, learning to cook the dosas and uttapams of South India as well as the soft meatballs of Kashmir.1988, Salman Rushdie, chapter V, in The Satanic Verses, page 255
uthappam meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Punjabi
uthappam in Tamil
- uthappam
- ஊத்தப்பம் ūttappam
uthappam in Bengali
- যাতে টমেটো, মসলা ইত্যাদি থাকে
uthappam in Punjabi
- uthappam
- ਉੱਤਪਮ uttapam
Forms of uthappam
| plural | uthappams |
|---|---|
| alternative form | uttapam |
| alternative form | utthapam |
Origin of uthappam
Borrowed from Tamil ஊத்தப்பம் (ūttappam, “raised pancake”).
Questions about uthappam
- What does uthappam mean?
- Uthappam means a pancake made from rice and lentil flour with tomatoes, spices etc.
- What is uthappam in Tamil?
- Uthappam in Tamil is ஊத்தப்பம் (ūttappam). See Uthappam meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is uthappam?
- Uthappam is a noun.
- How do you pronounce uthappam?
- Uthappam is pronounced /ˈu.təˌpʌm/ (US).
- What is the plural of uthappam?
- The plural of uthappam is uthappams.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: uthappam (page history and authors); ஊத்தப்பம் (Tamil) (page history and authors); uthappam (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਉੱਤਪਮ (Punjabi) (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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