Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Synonym of roti prata (a type fried flatbread that is cooked over a flat grill)
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo change one's position repeatedly, vacillate, flip-flop (following the repeated flipping when making prata).
From Tamil பரோட்டா (parōṭṭā), related to Hindi पराठा (parāṭhā). Doublet of parotta and paratha.
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