Definition of BALTI

balti

Plural: baltis

Noun

  • A style of Pakistani cooking in which the food is cooked in an iron pan having two handles.
  • A dish cooked in this style.

Origin / Etymology

From Urdu بالٹی (baalti, “pail”), originally coined by Birmingham restaurateur Afzal Butt because English people had difficulty pronouncing karahi, the name of the dish used for cooking this food.

Scrabble Score: 7

balti: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
balti: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
balti: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

balti: valid Words With Friends Word