papad

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hindi पापड़ (pāpaṛ), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀟 (pappaḍa), from Sanskrit पर्पट (parpaṭa). Doublet of poppadom.

Noun

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papad (plural papads)

  1. A lentil variety of poppadom.
    • 2009 March 6, Lucy Corne, “Grand trunks: Celebrating the elephants of Jaipur”, in Toronto Star[1]:
      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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Verb

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papad

  1. second-person plural imperative of papar