An earthenware pot or vessel used in South Asian cooking, particularly in Indian cuisine; also spelled 'chatty' or 'chati'.
From Hindi/Sanskrit छत्ती (chattī) meaning a small clay pot. The word entered English through colonial India when British traders and administrators encountered this common cooking vessel.
Chatti is fascinating because it's one of thousands of words English borrowed from Indian languages during colonialism—it reminds us that everyday cooking vocabulary traveled between cultures, and 'chatti' is still used in Indian restaurants worldwide!
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