Naan

/nɑn/ noun

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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

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”).

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