atta Anglo-Indian.
(ˈætə)
[Punjabi aṭṭa.]
Wheaten flour or meal.
| 1860 W. H. Russell Diary India II. 206 Each man with his viaticum of atta in skin-bags tied over his hips. 1920 Blackw. Mag. Oct. 445/2 Sacks of atta for the troops. 1937 H. W. Tilman Ascent of Nanda Devi iv. 31 Coolie food..could be bought locally; that is rice, atta (wheat flour) and satu. |