Dictionary

panipuri en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɑːnɪˌpuːɹɪ/ (UK)
• /ˌpɑniˈpʊɹi/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi पानी पूरी (pānī pūrī, literally “water bread”), from पानी (pānī, “water”) + पूरी (pūrī, “puri, poori”, a type of Indian bread).

Meanings

1. A form of fried puff-pastry balls filled with a watery mixture of tamarind, chili, chaat masala, potato, onion and chickpeas, from India and Pakistan.
   • “Diwali this year will be even busier than last year,” said Saakhi Grover, an assistant manager and a daughter-in-law of Mr. Gaba. Cooks will work long hours preparing sweets and snacks like pani puri. 2022 October 17, Priya Krishna, “It’s Not Diwali Without Mithai”, in The New York Times:

Forms

Hypernyms

puri

Synonyms

golgappa · phuchka · water ball

Translations (31)

ur پانی پوری (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture) · hi फुलकी (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture) · gu બતાશા (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture) · pa ਪਾਣੀਪੂਰੀ (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture) · ta பானிபூரி (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture) · bn ফুচকা (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture) · hi गुपचुप (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture) · ko 파니푸리 (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture) · gu પાણીપૂરી (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture) · th ปานีปูรี (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture) · hi फुचका (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture) · ru па́ни пу́ри (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture) · kn ಪಾನಿ ಪೂರಿ (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture) · gu ગોલ ગપ્પા (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture) · te పానీ పూరి (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture) · mr पाणीपुरी (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture) · ml പാനി പൂരി (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture) · ur گول گپے (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture) · hi गोलगप्पे (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture) · cmn 香料水醬酥炸球 /香料水酱酥炸球 (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture) · id panipuri (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture) · ja パーニープーリー (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture) · gu પુચકા (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture) · mag 𑂏𑂳𑂣𑂒𑂳𑂣 (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture) · as ফুচকা (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture) · hi पानी पूरी (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture) · mag 𑂤𑂷𑂒𑂍𑂰 (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture) · pa ਗੋਲ਼ ਗੱਪਾ (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture) · gu પકોડીપૂરી (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture) · or ଗୁପଚୁପ (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture) · bho 𑂤𑂳𑂒𑂍𑂰 (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture)