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poo⋅ri

[poor-ee]
–noun, plural -ris.
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
Also, puri.
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poo·ri also pu·ri   (pŏŏr'ē)   
n.   pl. poo·ris also pu·ris
A light unleavened wheat bread of Pakistan and northern India, usually fried in deep fat.

[Hindi pūrī, from Sanskrit pūraḥ, cake; see pelə-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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