chapati
noun
cha·pa·ti
chə-ˈpä-tē 
variants
or less commonly chappati
plural chapatis also chappatis
: a round flat unleavened bread of India that is usually made of whole wheat flour and cooked on a griddle
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Many attempts to chronicle the history of the baleada rely on the findings of a historian named Julio César Zepeda, who posits that Hondurans adapted their thick flour tortillas from chapati, the flatbread popular in South Asian cuisine.
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Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
In Kenya, like in India, roti is interchangeable with chapati (though purists will argue that rotis contain no oil or fat in the dough while a chapati might).
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 13 Mar. 2025
On Saturday at the event, guests can savor authentic East African street food from the Waka food truck, a sister brand of Baobab Fare, serving East African chapati.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2024
How a chapati, a South Asian staple, ended up in East Africa is a journey as complex as humanity’s own.
—Yewande Komolafe, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2023
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Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
In Kenya, like in India, roti is interchangeable with chapati (though purists will argue that rotis contain no oil or fat in the dough while a chapati might).
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 13 Mar. 2025
On Saturday at the event, guests can savor authentic East African street food from the Waka food truck, a sister brand of Baobab Fare, serving East African chapati.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2024
How a chapati, a South Asian staple, ended up in East Africa is a journey as complex as humanity’s own.
—Yewande Komolafe, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2023
See All Example Sentences for chapati
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“Chapati.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chapati. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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