appom

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by WingerBot (talk | contribs) as of 23:19, 28 September 2019.
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

Etymology

From Tamil அப்பம் (appam).

Pronunciation

Noun

appom (plural appoms)

  1. (Singapore) A type of sweet fried flat bread made from rice flour.
    • 2011, Jayati Bhattacharya, Beyond the Myth: Indian Business Communities in Singapore, page 59:
      However, the Prata stall owners or the push-cart hawkers selling foodstuffs like thosai and appom were mainly Malabar Muslim immigrants from Edna village in Kerala.

Anagrams