Definitions For Papadam

Noun

PAPADAM (plural PAPADAMs) A thin, crisp Indian bread made from lentil flour, optionally spiced or flavoured in various ways and either grilled or deep-fried, which may be eaten on its own as a snack, with chutney, chutneys as a starter{{,}} or as an accompaniment to a meal.

Related terms

papad

Alternative forms

A large number of spelling variants exist, but most are very rare; the only common forms are papadam, pappadam, papadum, pappadum, poppadum and poppadom, and to a lesser extent pappadom, papadom, popadum and popadom. {{der-top, rare alternative forms}} papodum popodam popodom poppodom {{der-mid}} poppodum puppadom puppadum puppodum {{der-bottom}}

Etymology

Borrowed from {{bor, en, ta, பப்படம்}}, from {{der, en, sa, पर्पट}}. Although the word began to be attested in English in the 1860s, shortly after the establishment of the {{w, British Raj}}, it only came into consistent use around 1940, after which all of the forms indicated below as common have remained in use.