murukku

English

Etymology

From Tamil முறுக்கு (muṟukku).

Noun

murukku (plural murukkus)

1. (India) A snack usually made of rice or urad dal flour, formed into a twisty shape.
   • 2009 July 12, Valerie Peterson, “The Lentils and Spices for a Dal All Your Own”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The offerings have names like Kerala murukku — savory pinwheels made from rice flour and gram (chickpea) flour, spiced with onion, cumin and chili.

Translations

twisted Indian snack

• Kannada: ಚಕ್ಕುಲಿ (kn) (cakkuli)
• Malayalam: മുറുക്ക് (ml) (muṟukkŭ)
• Tamil: முறுக்கு (ta) (muṟukku)
• Telugu: please add this translation if you can

See also

• chakli