kottu

K5O1T1T1U1

noun

A Sri Lankan dish made with roti, vegetables, eggs, meat, etc.

OriginTamil கொத்து →
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Meanings

nounkottu (uncountable)

alternative kotthu

  1. uncountableA Sri Lankan dish made with roti, vegetables, eggs, meat, etc.

    String hopper kottu, or gossamer rice-flour noodles, are molded with vegetables into a pyramid.

    2015 July 24, Julie Besonen, “Two Good Reasons to Visit St. George: The National Lighthouse Museum and Sri Lankan Food”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Tamilகொத்து
  2. Englishkottu

From Tamil கொத்து (kottu).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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