appom

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/ɑˈpɒm/

noun

A type of sweet fried flat bread made from rice flour.

OriginTamil அப்பம் →
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Meanings

nounappom (plural appoms)

plural appoms

  1. SingaporeA type of sweet fried flat bread made from rice flour.

    However, the Prata stall owners or the push-cart hawkers selling foodstuffs like thosai and appom were mainly Malabar Muslim immigrants from Edna village in Kerala.

    2011, Jayati Bhattacharya, Beyond the Myth: Indian Business Communities in Singapore, page 59

Origin

  1. Tamilஅப்பம்
  2. Englishappom

From Tamil அப்பம் (appam).

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APA

appom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appom

MLA

“appom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appom. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “appom,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appom.

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