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ro·ti

(rō′tē)
n. pl. ro·tis
See chapati.

[Hindi and Urdu roṭī, ultimately from Prakrit roṭṭa; possibly akin to Prakrit roṁcai, and Sanskrit roṭate, to strike against, both of unknown origin.]
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roti

(ˈrəʊtɪ; ˈrʊtɪ)
n
(Cookery) (in India and the Caribbean) a type of unleavened bread
[from Hindi: bread]
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Speaker KP Assembly Mushtaq Ghani has rubbed Pakistanis the wrong way after suggesting that in the country's current time of inflation people should cut down the number of rotis they consume.
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Muhammad Ali said no food outlet or Tandoor owner would be allowed to charge the price of Rotis at their will.