chaat

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi चाट (cāṭ) (tasting, a delicacy), from चाटना (cāṭnā, “to lick”), from Prakrit चट्टेइ (caṭṭei) (to devour with relish, eat noisily).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɑːt/
• Rhymes: -ɑːt
• Homophone: chart (non-rhotic)

Noun

chaat (plural chaats)

1. any savory snack, sold from a roadside stall in India, or served as a starter in an Indian restaurant

Translations

an Indian savory snack

• Hindi: चाट (hi) (cāṭ)
• Kannada: ಚಾಟ್ (cāṭ)
• Nepali: चाट (ne) (cāṭ)
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• Russian: чаа́т (ru) m (čaát)
• Urdu: چاٹ (cāṭ)

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