Etymology

parotta

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Today it means: A layered flatbread of parts of South Asia, made with maida flour. Full definition →

Tamil பரோட்டா ← Malayalam പൊറോട്ട ← Marathi परोठा
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The story

  1. Marathi · borrowed fromपरोठा
  2. Malayalam · borrowed fromപൊറോട്ട
  3. Tamil · borrowed fromபரோட்டா
  4. English todayparotta

Borrowed from Tamil பரோட்டா (parōṭṭā) and/or Malayalam പൊറോട്ട (poṟōṭṭa), in turn borrowed from Marathi परोठा (paroṭhā). Doublet of paratha.

Words from the same roots

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