atta

contraction

Etymology: Probably from that's a with heavy simplification.

1. that's the; that's a

name

1. A surname
2. An Austronesian dialect cluster spoken in the Philippines.

noun

Etymology: From Hindi आटा (āṭā, “flour, farina, dough”).

1. A type of wholegrain flour from the Indian subcontinent.

   “Kabutri, in the meanwhile, had kneaded some atta and rolled out a few real rotis.”

   “The little bits of atta on her hands turned the water a milky white and that was all she could offer to her children’s hunger.”