papad
English
Alternative forms
- pappad
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi पापड़ (pāpaṛ), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀟 (pappaḍa), from Sanskrit पर्पट (parpaṭa). Doublet of papadam.
Noun
papad (plural papads)
- A lentil variety of papadam.
- 2009 March 6, Lucy Corne, “Grand trunks: Celebrating the elephants of Jaipur”, in Toronto Star:
- As I attempted to hit a six with a half-full bottle of mineral water, a papad vendor approached us to laugh at our cricketing abilities.
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Anagrams
- dappa
Spanish
Verb
papad
- second-person plural imperative of papar