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Dosa

2 stages from Tamil to English.

Today it means a thin, crispy South Indian crepe made from a fermented rice and lentil batter
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Stage 1 of 2
dosai
Tamil · medieval
"a fermented rice crepe"
a thin, crispy crepe made from fermented rice and lentil batter
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Stage 2 of 2
dosa
English · 1900s
"a thin South Indian crepe made from fermented batter"
adopted directly as South Indian cuisine spread internationally
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