papadam
English
![](../I/m/Stack_of_papadums.jpg)
A stack of papadams
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Tamil பப்படம் (pappaṭam), from Sanskrit पर्पट (parpaṭa). Although the word began to be attested in English in the 1860s, shortly after the establishment of the British Raj, it only came into consistent use around 1940, after which all of the forms indicated below as common have remained in use.
Noun
papadam (plural papadams)
Related terms
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, second edition
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