English word origin

Etymology of atta

Probably from that's a with heavy simplification.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

contraction

that's the; that's a

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Probably from that's a with heavy simplification.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

noun

A type of wholegrain flour from the Indian subcontinent.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Hindi आटा (āṭā, “flour, farina, dough”).

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Borrowed-form mentionआटाhi · flour, farina, dough

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Machine-source provenance

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