luchi

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noun

A kind of Indian deep-fried flatbread made from maida flour.

OriginBengali লুচি →
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Meanings

nounluchi (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA kind of Indian deep-fried flatbread made from maida flour.

    My favorite childhood bread was not roti, though; it was luchi—deep fried and puffy, warm and fresh, and simply amazing when rolled up with sugar.

    2013, Nina Mukerjee Furstenau, Biting Through the Skin: An Indian Kitchen in America's Heartland

Origin

  1. Bengaliলুচি
  2. Englishluchi

Borrowed from Bengali লুচি (luci).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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