Words / B1

ch-uh-PAT-ee/tʃəˈpæti/

A chapati is a thin round flatbread, often cooked on a dry hot pan and eaten with curry. Naan is usually thicker and baked in a tandoor; a tortilla is a different tradition. Also spelled chapatti. Countable: two chapatis. Common in UK shops and home cooking.

Meaning

A thin, round flatbread, often eaten with curry.

Examples

• “Warm the chapati in a dry pan and wrap it round the curry.”
• “Stack the chapatis in a tea towel so they stay soft.”
• “She used a chapati to scoop up the dhal.”

Good to know

a chapati (also chapatti). Contrast: naan / a tortilla. Often with curry. Countable.

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