Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A very thin flatbread made with lentil flour, often crisped by deep-frying or grilling.
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- noun   Alternative spelling of papadom .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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								Mound one-quarter of the scrambled eggs onto each pappadam and serve. SARA MOULTON’S EVERYDAY FAMILY DINNERS SARA MOULTON 2010 
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								Turn the pappadam and repeat the procedure for about 30 seconds more, until it is bubbly and opaque. SARA MOULTON’S EVERYDAY FAMILY DINNERS SARA MOULTON 2010 
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								Mound one-quarter of the scrambled eggs onto each pappadam and serve. SARA MOULTON’S EVERYDAY FAMILY DINNERS SARA MOULTON 2010 
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								Popular subs include the lamb meatloaf with strawberry pico de gallo, curried crema, cheddar and pappadam or a roast beef with horseradish, pickled endive and fried scallions. 
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								Served with rice, fish or lentil curry, pickles, and pappadam crisp lentil wafers, thoran makes a quick, tasty weekday meal. One Big Table Molly O’Neill 2010 
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								Turn the pappadam and repeat the procedure for about 30 seconds more, until it is bubbly and opaque. SARA MOULTON’S EVERYDAY FAMILY DINNERS SARA MOULTON 2010 
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								I love my upmaav with some pazham, pappadam, if these two are not available then I make it sugar. 
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								Sambar conjures the image of a very satisfying, homely meal with rice, a thoran(stir-fry) and pappadam or a lavish sadya(feast) where one asks for endless servings of sambar to accompany every other item on the menu. Archive 2008-07-01 Jyothsna 2008 
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								Sambar conjures the image of a very satisfying, homely meal with rice, a thoran(stir-fry) and pappadam or a lavish sadya(feast) where one asks for endless servings of sambar to accompany every other item on the menu. A few of my favourite things: Sambar Jyothsna 2008 
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								Serve warm with raita, achar, ulli surka and pappadam. 
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