Meaning
A type of unleavened bread from India and Pakistan, usually deep-fried.
Etymology
Origin: Sanskrit
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-Iranian *praH- Sanskrit पॄ (pṝ) Sanskrit पूर (pūra) Prakrit 𑀧𑀽𑀭 (pūra) Hindi पूरी (pūrī)bor. Urdu پُورِی (pūrī)bor. English puri Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi पूरी (pūrī) / Urdu پُورِی (pūrī)), a kind of fried flatbread.
NYT Puzzle Appearances
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