[ 'pα:nɪ ˌpu:ri ]
■ plural noun (in Indian cookery) fried puff-pastry balls filled with spiced mashed potato, spiced water, and tamarind juice.
Origin
from Hindi pānī 'water' and pūrī from Sanskrit pūrikā 'fried wheaten cake'.
[ 'pα:nɪ ˌpu:ri ]
■ plural noun (in Indian cookery) fried puff-pastry balls filled with spiced mashed potato, spiced water, and tamarind juice.
Origin
from Hindi pānī 'water' and pūrī from Sanskrit pūrikā 'fried wheaten cake'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004