papad

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noun

A poppadom.

OriginHindi पापड़ ← Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀟 ← Sanskrit पर्पट →
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Meanings

nounpapad (plural papads)

plural papads · alternative pappad

  1. A poppadom.

    As I attempted to hit a six with a half-full bottle of mineral water, a papad vendor approached us to laugh at our cricketing abilities.

    2009 March 6, Lucy Corne, “Grand trunks: Celebrating the elephants of Jaipur”, in Toronto Star

Origin

  1. Sanskritपर्पट
  2. Sauraseni Prakrit𑀧𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀟
  3. Hindiपापड़
  4. Englishpapad

Borrowed from Hindi पापड़ (pāpaṛ), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀟 (pappaḍa), from Sanskrit पर्पट (parpaṭa). Doublet of poppadom.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dappa
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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