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pav

pav

1 8.9
A soft white bread roll served with Indian curry or street food
  • noun
  • Indian
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  • At the roadside stall, we enjoyed freshly made pav served with flavorful pickles and paneer.

Examples

  • No. 1 in India adds modern twists like cheddar cheese to vada pav, the fried potato patty sandwich that's an Indian street food staple.

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  • I ordered a plate of pav with vada, a popular Indian street food served with spicy chutney.

  • The soft texture of the pav made it perfect for soaking up the rich curry sauce.

Synonyms

pao
vspav
5 7.7

A soft steamed bun often filled with sweet or savory filling

is an unfilled white roll served beside spicy Indian meals
bap
vspav
  • UK
4 8.0

A soft round bread roll used for sandwiches

is served with spicy Indian dishes rather than used for sandwiches
Parker House roll
vspav
  • US
1 5.1

A soft, buttery dinner roll folded in half before baking

is a plain white roll served with curries and street food
puri
vspav
  • UK
1 6.8

A small round deep-fried bread from India often eaten with curries

is a soft white roll served with curries and street food not fried

How Soft

brioche
7 6.7
pav
  • Indian
1 8.9
bun
164 1.0
roll
302 1.8

Surface Forms

pav singular
pavs plural

Etymology

Pav comes from the Portuguese word pão, which means 'bread'. When the Portuguese came to India they brought this small bread roll and the name stayed, so pav now means the soft roll often served with curry, like an English 'bun'.