panipuri

• paanipuri, panipuree, pani puri

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

panipuri with sauces

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːnɪˌpuːɹɪ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌpɑniˈpʊɹi/
• Rhymes: -ʊəɹi, -uːɹi

panipuri (plural panipuris)

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.

   Synonyms: (particularly in North India) golgappa, (Bengal) phuchka, water ball

   Hypernym: puri

   • 2022 October 17, Priya Krishna, “It’s Not Diwali Without Mithai”, in The New York Times‎:

     “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.