prata
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/ˈpɹɑːtɑː/
Definition of prata
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(Singapore, uncountable)Synonym of roti prata (a type fried flatbread that is cooked over a flat grill)
“The fact that these guys were cocky enough to not merely name this snack a perfectly acceptable prata and curry, but egg prata with fish curry, made us quite certain[…].”
“A trio upset with a cook who had denied them free prata slashed him with a knife and left him with a deep wound.”
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noun
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(Singapore, uncountable)Synonym of roti prata (a type fried flatbread that is cooked over a flat grill)
“The fact that these guys were cocky enough to not merely name this snack a perfectly acceptable prata and curry, but egg prata with fish curry, made us quite certain[…].”
“A trio upset with a cook who had denied them free prata slashed him with a knife and left him with a deep wound.”
verb
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(Singapore, intransitive, slang, transitive)To change one's position repeatedly, vacillate, flip-flop (following the repeated flipping when making prata).
“With all this roti-prataing still can trust not?”
“I have no issue with them flip-flopping, or in local parlance, roti-prataing. It's a fluid situation, which demands fluid solutions.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Tamil பரோட்டா (parōṭṭā), related to Hindi पराठा (parāṭhā). Doublet of parotta and paratha.
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