noun
roti
ROH-tee
Roti (noun) means a round, unleavened flatbread cooked on a griddle, common across South Asia and the Caribbean. Example: “We scooped up the curry with warm roti.”
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A round, unleavened flatbread cooked on a griddle, common across South Asia and the Caribbean.
"We scooped up the curry with warm roti."
"In Trinidad, roti is often wrapped around a filling like a wrap."
"Along the sidewalks, hundreds of vendors hawked everything from commemorative T-shirts to rum to roti, the breadlike Caribbean pastry stuffed with pungently barbecued goat or chicken."
— Dennis Hevesi, Carlos Lezama, 83, Dies; Shaped West Indian Parade (2007)
How to use roti
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA simple flatbread, similar to a chapati, eaten with curries or wrapped around fillings.
Easily confused with
naan
chapati
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Etymology
From Hindi/Urdu roti, ultimately from Sanskrit rotika, "bread."
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What does “roti” mean?
The word “roti” means a round, unleavened flatbread cooked on a griddle, common across South Asia and the Caribbean. In plain terms, a simple flatbread, similar to a chapati, eaten with curries or wrapped around fillings.
How do you pronounce “roti”?
“Roti” is pronounced ROH-tee (/ˈɹoʊti/ in IPA).
How do you use “roti” in a sentence?
Here is “roti” used in a sentence: “We scooped up the curry with warm roti.”
What part of speech is “roti”?
“Roti” is a noun.
Where does the word “roti” come from?
The word “roti” comes from Sanskrit. From Hindi/Urdu roti, ultimately from Sanskrit rotika, "bread.".
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