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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
2. 2
   leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

nannan

Example

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"I had naan with the tea for breakfast."

Etymology

From Hindi नान (nān) / Urdu نان (nān), from Classical Persian نان (nān), from Middle Persian LHMA (nān, “bread, food”).

Related phrases

Peshwari naanpizza naan

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