(India) A street-food dish from Kolkata, originally a skewer-roasted kebab wrapped in a paratha, but now more generally any filled roti.
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(India) A street-food dish from Kolkata, originally a skewer-roasted kebab wrapped in a paratha, but now more generally any filled roti.
"kati roll" means a street-food dish from kolkata, originally a skewer-roasted kebab wrapped in a paratha, but now more generally any filled roti. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
"kati roll" means a street-food dish from kolkata, originally a skewer-roasted kebab wrapped in a paratha, but now more generally any filled roti. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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(India) A wholewheat flour doughball stuffed with a spicy mixture.
(India, cooking) A kind of finely-textured Indian kebab.
A thin, delicate rice flour flatbread from Kerala, South India — a staple of Malabar Muslim cuisine. Made by rolling the dough wafer-thin and cooking it quickly on a griddle, pathiri is almost translucent when done right. It's typically served with rich meat curries, especially chicken or fish. If you've never had it, it's one of those foods that makes you wonder why it's not more famous globally.
(India) A kind of sweetened fried chapatti.
"kati roll" is informal English meaning a street-food dish from kolkata, originally a skewer-roasted kebab wrapped in a paratha, but now more generally any filled roti. It is part of Indian English. A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "a street-food dish from kolkata" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "kati roll" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing. If you are a B2 or C1 learner, it is useful to recognise this word when you hear or read it, but think carefully about whether the situation really calls for it before using it yourself.
“Food styling assistant: Valeria Russo # Tamal Ray’s recipe for Bengali kati rolls Bring all the elements of this fried and filled paratha – baked spiced paneer, fried garlicky onions, homemade chutney – to the table and let everyone roll their own The kati roll is kind of Bengali street food.It was in London, rather than the bustling streets of Kolkata, that I first tried one.”
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A snack consisting of part of a loaf of bread hollowed out and filled with French fries.