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Besan vs Atta - What's the difference?

besan | atta |

As nouns the difference between besan and atta

is that besan is gram flour as used in Indian cuisine while atta is a type of wholegrain flour from the Indian subcontinent.

As a determiner atta is

that's the; that's a.

besan

English

Noun

(-)
  • gram flour (as used in Indian cuisine)
    • ----

    atta

    English

    Etymology 1

    Determiner

    (en determiner)
  • that's the; that's a
    • Usage notes
    Used only in expressions like atta boy and atta girl.
    Derived terms
    * attaboy, atta boy * attadog, atta dog * attagal, attagirl, atta girl

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A type of wholegrain flour from the Indian subcontinent.

    • Anagrams

    * ----