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How do you spell 'poppadom'? |
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As with many words from foreign languages which have their
own alphabets, there is no universally accepted way of transcribing the Tamil
name of this food into English. The Concise Oxford Dictionary (1999) lists the
word at poppadom, but mentions poppadum, and popadom, as alternatives. The variant
spellings which have been listed in Oxford dictionaries include papadam,
papaddam, papadom, papadum, papodam, papodum,
popadam, popadom, poppadam, poppadom, poppadum,
poppodam, puppadum, puppodam, puppodum. However, there
is nothing to say that you cannot use the unlisted spellings papodom, popadum,
poppodom, poppodum, puppadam, puppadom, and puppodom.
Take your pick!
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