chaat
/tʃɑːt/noun
उच्चारण चाट
चाट
Core word
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[U, C] Indian English
a spicy snack, often sold on the street in India, made from ingredients such as fried dough, potato, chickpeas, yogurt and chutney
चाट
- We stopped at a stall in Chandni Chowk for chaat.
- Papdi chaat is her favourite street food.
- The chaat vendor added a spoonful of tangy chutney to my plate.
+ 2 more examples
- After the exam, we all went out for chaat.
- Is the chaat at this stall too spicy for children?
Synonyms snack street food
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
chaat (uncountable) / a plate of chaat
Chaat is usually uncountable as a food; for a serving, say a plate or a bowl of chaat.
भोजन के रूप में 'chaat' प्रायः uncountable है; एक हिस्से के लिए 'a plate of chaat' या 'a bowl of chaat' कहें।
- We had a plate of chaat near the Ganga ghat.
- Chaat is best eaten fresh and crisp.
kinds of chaat (countable)
When you mean different varieties, chaat becomes countable: chaats.
जब अलग-अलग प्रकारों की बात हो, तब 'chaat' countable हो जाता है: chaats।
- Delhi is famous for its many chaats, such as papdi chaat and aloo tikki.
chaat + noun (type)
Another word is added to name the type: papdi chaat, dahi chaat, fruit chaat.
प्रकार बताने के लिए chaat के साथ दूसरा शब्द जुड़ता है: papdi chaat, dahi chaat, fruit chaat।
- Radhika ordered a dahi chaat with extra chutney.
chaat stall / chaat wala
Chaat can name the seller's stall or the person who sells it.
Chaat से विक्रेता की दुकान या बेचने वाले व्यक्ति का भी बोध होता है।
- There is a chaat stall outside the school gate.
- The chaat wala mixed the ingredients with quick hands.
chaat + adjective (taste)
Chaat is described with taste words such as tangy, spicy and sweet-sour, not with 'sweet' alone.
Chaat का वर्णन tangy, spicy, sweet-sour जैसे स्वाद वाले शब्दों से होता है।
- The chaat was tangy, spicy and a little sweet at the same time.
+Collocations 4
type of chaat
papdidahialoofruitsev puri
- Fruit chaat is a healthy choice in summer.
verb + chaat
eatorderservemakerelish
- We ordered chaat after the cricket match.
adjective + chaat
spicytangystreet-stylecrispytasty
- The tangy chaat made my eyes water.
chaat + noun
masalastallcornervendorchutney
- A pinch of chaat masala improves any salad.
“More examples 7
- After the exam, the whole class went for chaat.
परीक्षा के बाद पूरी कक्षा चाट खाने गई।
- The chaat vendor sprinkled chaat masala on the sliced fruit.
चाट वाले ने कटे हुए फलों पर चाट मसाला छिड़का।
- Her grandmother's dahi chaat was famous in the whole colony.
उसकी दादी की दही चाट पूरी कॉलोनी में मशहूर थी।
- Street chaat should be eaten from a clean and covered stall.
सड़क की चाट साफ़ और ढकी हुई दुकान से खानी चाहिए।
- Many tourists in Lucknow try the local chaat first.
लखनऊ में बहुत-से पर्यटक सबसे पहले वहाँ की चाट चखते हैं।
- Radhika learnt to make papdi chaat at home from her aunt.
राधिका ने अपनी मौसी से घर पर पापड़ी चाट बनाना सीखा।
- The street chaat of Kolkata is as famous as its sweets.
कोलकाता की सड़क की चाट वहाँ की मिठाइयों जितनी ही प्रसिद्ध है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I am fond to eat chaat.
✓ I am fond of eating chaat.
Fond is followed by of + -ing, not to + verb.
'Fond' के बाद 'of + -ing' आता है, 'to + verb' नहीं।
✗ We eat chaats every Sunday evening.
✓ We eat chaat every Sunday evening.
Chaat as a food in general is uncountable and takes no -s.
सामान्य भोजन के रूप में 'chaat' uncountable है, इसमें -s नहीं लगता।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
?Which word?
Do not confuse chaat (the spicy snack) and chat (an informal conversation).
Chaat (चटपटा नाश्ता) और chat (अनौपचारिक बातचीत) में भ्रम न करें।