Chips in Malayalam
Chips, in the Kerala sense of banana or tapioca slices fried in oil, is ഉപ്പേരി (upperi). Shops sell it by weight, and the word covers chips made from plantain as well as from tubers. Potato crisps are often called by the English word instead.
Most common translation
Chips of banana, tubers, etc. fried in oil.
അമ്മ രാവിലെ ഉപ്പേരി വറുത്തു
amma raavile upperi varutthu
Mother fried banana chips in the morning.
Dictionary entry
- ഉപ്പേരി (upperi) — Chips of banana, tubers, etc. fried in oil.
ഉപ്പേരി (upperi) is the only option listed, and it covers fried chips of banana, tubers and similar produce.
Common questions
How do you say chips in Malayalam?
ഉപ്പേരി (upperi) is the word for fried banana or tuber chips.
Does upperi mean only banana chips?
No, it covers chips of tubers and other produce fried in oil as well.