Naan
/nɑn/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- 2 leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop wordnet
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More examples"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”).