chaat

English

Alternative forms

chat

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi चाट (cāṭ) (tasting, a delicacy), from चाटना (cāṭnā, “to lick”), from Prakrit चट्टेइ (caṭṭei) (to devour with relish, eat noisily).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɑːt/
Audio (UK) (file)
Rhymes: -ɑːt
Homophone: chart (non-rhotic)

Noun

chaat (plural chaats)

Any savory snack, sold from a roadside stall in India, or served as a starter in an Indian restaurant.

Derived terms

aloo chaat

Translations

an Indian savory snack

Assamese: চাট (sat)
Hindi: चाट (hi) (cāṭ)
Kannada: ಚಾಟ್ (cāṭ)
Nepali: चाट (ne) (cāṭ)
Punjabi: ਚਾਟ (cāṭ)
Russian: чаа́т (ru) m (čaát)
Santali: ᱪᱟᱴ (caṭ)
Sylheti: ꠌꠣꠐ (saṭ)
Urdu: چاٹ‎ (cāṭ)

Anagrams

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