atta
contractionnounattested in dialogue
that's the; that's a
contraction
- 1
that's the; that's a
Etymology
Probably from that's a with heavy simplification.
noun
- 1
A type of wholegrain flour from the Indian subcontinent.
Kabutri, in the meanwhile, had kneaded some atta and rolled out a few real rotis.
The little bits of atta on her hands turned the water a milky white and that was all she could offer to her children’s hunger.
Etymology
From Hindi आटा (āṭā, “flour, farina, dough”).
Forms
- plural
- attas