noun
puri
POOR-ree
noun
1
A small, round, deep-fried bread from South Asia that puffs up when cooked.
"We had puri and curried potatoes for breakfast."
How to Use Puri
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA puffy, deep-fried flatbread popular in Indian and Pakistani cuisine.
Common pairings
puri and chole
fried puri
Word Forms
puris plural, puris plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi पूरी (pūrī), the name of the fried bread.