atta

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/ˈætə/

contraction

that's the; that's a

OriginHindi आटा →
Less commonScrabble 4
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Meanings

atta1

contraction

alternative thatta

  1. contractionthat's the; that's a

atta2

nounatta (countable and uncountable, plural attas)

plural attas

  1. IndiacountableuncountableA type of wholegrain flour from the Indian subcontinent.

    Kabutri, in the meanwhile, had kneaded some atta and rolled out a few real rotis.

    2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin, published 2015, page 7
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    The little bits of atta on her hands turned the water a milky white and that was all she could offer to her children’s hunger.

    2020, Shruti Swamy, A House Is a Body: Stories, Algonquin Books

Atta3

proper nounAtta (countable and uncountable, plural Attas)

plural Attas

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableAn Austronesian dialect cluster spoken in the Philippines.

Origin

atta · contraction

Probably from that's a with heavy simplification.

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atta · noun

  1. Hindiआटा“flour, farina, dough”
  2. Englishatta

From Hindi आटा (āṭā, “flour, farina, dough”).

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APA

atta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atta

MLA

“atta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atta. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “atta,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atta.

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