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puri
1[poor-ee]
noun
plural
purisa light, unleavened whole wheat flatbread from South Asia that puffs up like a round ball when it is deep-fried.
Puri
2[poor-ee, poo-ree]
noun
a seaport in E Odisha, in E India, on the Bay of Bengal: temple of Krishna; Hindu pilgrimage center.
Puri
/ pʊəˈriː, ˈpʊəriː /
noun
a port in E India, in Odisha (formerly Orissa) on the Bay of Bengal: 12th-century temple of Jagannath. Pop: 157 610 (2001)
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of puri1
Example Sentences
“Pirate puri, hot and ready to attack any masala.”
Challah, lavash, naan, puris, bagels, just plain Wonder Bread, and biscuits.
A chaat, or snack, called dahi batata puri features miniature orbs of fried dough filled with mashed potato, chutneys, and sweetened yogurt, all blanketed in tiny shards of fried chickpea noodles.
The national pastime has spawned a ferocious species of fan — dinosaurus puris — that bites off heads when history and tradition are threatened.
It is usual in all these operations to—ahem—in short, to proceed in puris naturalibus.
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