panipuri
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Hindi पानी पूरी (pānī pūrī, literally “water bread”), from पानी (pānī, “water”) + पूरी (pūrī, “puri, poori”, a type of Indian bread).
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]panipuri (plural panipuris)
- A form of fried puff-pastry balls filled with a watery mixture of tamarind, chili, chaat masala, potato, onion and chickpeas, from India and Pakistan.
- Synonyms: (particularly in North India) golgappa, (Bengal) phuchka, water ball
- Hypernym: puri
- 2022 October 17, Priya Krishna, “It’s Not Diwali Without Mithai”, in The New York Times[1]:
- “Diwali this year will be even busier than last year,” said Saakhi Grover, an assistant manager and a daughter-in-law of Mr. Gaba. Cooks will work long hours preparing sweets and snacks like pani puri.
Translations
[edit]Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture
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