Gupchup
GUP-chup
Gupchup is a Hindi (Bihari)-origin word used in Indian English, meaning a popular Indian street food snack made of crispy hollow puris filled with spicy water and other ingredients. In crosswords it is the 7-letter answer GUPCHUP (7).
Meaning & usage
Gupchup, also known as golgappa or pani puri, is a beloved street food across India. It consists of small, round, hollow puris that are crisp and filled with a mixture of flavored water, tamarind chutney, chili, chaat masala, potato, onion, or chickpeas. The dish is known by different names in various regions, such as 'pani puri' in Maharashtra and 'phuchka' in West Bengal.
In a sentence
We spent the evening enjoying gupchup at the bustling street market.
Gupchup as a crossword answer
Gupchup is a 7-letter answer. A typical clue:
“A popular Indian street food snack made of crispy hollow puris filled with spicy water and other ingredients” (7)
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