chaat

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/t͡ʃɑːt/

noun

Any savory snack, sold from a roadside stall in India or other South Asian countries, or served as a starter in an Indian restaurant.

OriginHindustani →
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Meanings

nounchaat (plural chaats)

plural chaats · alternative chat

  1. Any savory snack, sold from a roadside stall in India or other South Asian countries, or served as a starter in an Indian restaurant.

Origin

  1. Hindustani
  2. Englishchaat

Borrowed from Hindustani चाट / چاٹ (cāṭ).

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Translations

Arabic اَلْمَأْكُولَاتُ الْخَفِيفَةُ, شَاتْ
  • اَلْمَأْكُولَاتُ الْخَفِيفَةُ (al-maʔkūlātu l-ḵafīfatu)an Indian savory snack
  • شَاتْ (šāt)an Indian savory snack
Bengali চাট
  • চাট (caṭ)an Indian savory snack
Chinese Mandarin 印式鹹味街頭小吃 /印式咸味街头小吃, 恰特
  • 印式鹹味街頭小吃 /印式咸味街头小吃 (yìnshì xiánwèi jiētóu xiǎochī)an Indian savory snack
  • 恰特 (qiàtè)an Indian savory snack
Hindi चाट
  • चाट (cāṭ)an Indian savory snack
Japanese チャート
  • チャート (chāto)an Indian savory snack
Polish czaat
  • czaatan Indian savory snack
Punjabi ਚਾਟ
  • ਚਾਟ (cāṭ)an Indian savory snack
Russian чаа́т
  • чаа́т (čaát)an Indian savory snack
Tamil சாட்
  • சாட் (cāṭ)an Indian savory snack
Urdu چاٹ
  • چاٹ (cāṭ)an Indian savory snack

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with chaat

latnatbahttatrabatkyatdiktatjatHeratzakatkhatapparatnaatxatabwattcoup de savategyattkanatMontferrat
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Sounds the same

chart (non-rhotic)
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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