puri
A type of unleavened bread from India and Pakistan, usually deep-friedA type of unleavened bread from India and Pakistan, usually deep-fried.
» Sun Works staff member Viraj Puri explains that the river water is purified and desalinated by a "reverse osmosis" machine.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A type of unleavened bread from India and Pakistan, usually deep-fried.
In Bali and other parts of Indonesia, a palace, or other residence of a member of the royal family or ruling class.
Examples
1 sentencesSun Works staff member Viraj Puri explains that the river water is purified and desalinated by a "reverse osmosis" machine.
Origin
Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi पूरी (pūrī) / Urdu پُورِی (pūrī)), a kind of fried flatbreBorrowed from Hindustani (Hindi पूरी (pūrī) / Urdu پُورِی (pūrī)), a kind of fried flatbread.
Borrowed from Balinese ᬧᬸᬭᬷ (puri), from Old Javanese purī (“palace, royal residence”), from Sanskrit पुरी (purī), पुर् (pur, “stronghold, fortress”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(t)pĺ̥H (“city, fortress, stronghold”). Compare to English polis (“a Greek city-state”). Doublet of Puri and polis.
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Forms
plural: purisWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable