appalam

A1P3P3A1L1A1M3

noun

poppadom

OriginTamil அப்பளம் (appaḷam) ← Sanskrit पर्पट (parpaṭa) →
Scrabble 13
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounappalam (plural appalams)

plural appalams

  1. Indiapoppadom

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
poppadom

Origin

  1. Sanskritपर्पट (parpaṭa)
  2. Tamilஅப்பளம் (appaḷam)
  3. Englishappalam

Borrowed from Tamil அப்பளம் (appaḷam).

More words from Tamil

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: appalam on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.