chapati
noun
cha·pa·ti
chə-ˈpä-tē 
variants
or less commonly chappati
plural chapatis also chappatis
: a round flat unleavened bread of India that is usually made of whole wheat flour and cooked on a griddle
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On Saturday at the event, guests can savor authentic East African street food from the Waka food truck, a sister brand of Baobab Fare, serving East African chapati.
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Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2024
Once open, Waka at Eastern Market will serve East African-style stewed meats and vegetables wrapped in chapati, a flaky East African flatbread.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 15 May 2024
How a chapati, a South Asian staple, ended up in East Africa is a journey as complex as humanity’s own.
—Yewande Komolafe, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2023
At night, families told stories over sohbat, a garlicky meat stew served over shredded chapati—a special-occasion dish, meant to be eaten with others, from a shared platter.
—Alizeh Kohari, The New York Review of Books, 3 Nov. 2022
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Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2024
Once open, Waka at Eastern Market will serve East African-style stewed meats and vegetables wrapped in chapati, a flaky East African flatbread.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 15 May 2024
How a chapati, a South Asian staple, ended up in East Africa is a journey as complex as humanity’s own.
—Yewande Komolafe, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2023
At night, families told stories over sohbat, a garlicky meat stew served over shredded chapati—a special-occasion dish, meant to be eaten with others, from a shared platter.
—Alizeh Kohari, The New York Review of Books, 3 Nov. 2022
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“Chapati.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chapati. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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