Poori Definition

pyo͝orē
pooris, puris
noun
Webster's New World
A light unleavened wheat bread of South Asia, usually fried in deep fat.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Poori

Noun

Singular:
poori
Plural:
pooris

Origin of Poori

  • Hindi pūrī from Sanskrit pūraḥ cake pelə-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Hindi पूरी (pÅ«rÄ«, “pancake"). Compare Georgian პური (puri).

    From Wiktionary

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