Dictionary

flatbread en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *flataz Old Norse flatrbor. Middle English flat English flat Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-der.? Proto-Germanic *braudą Proto-West Germanic *braud Old English brēad Middle English bred English bread English flatbread From flat + bread.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A thin, flat bread, often made from unleavened dough.
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Forms

Deriveds

Ethiopian flat bread · Scandinavian flat bread

Hyponyms

crispbread · pupusa · matzo · lavash · naan · tortilla · pita · paratha · focaccia

Relateds

azyme

Translations (36)

es pan ácimo (thin, flat bread) · es ácimo (thin, flat bread) · pl chleb w kształcie placka (thin, flat bread) · sv tunnbröd (thin, flat bread) · uk корж (thin, flat bread) · es ázimo (thin, flat bread) · fi ohutleipä (thin, flat bread) · pt pão achatado (thin, flat bread) · ota یوفقه (thin, flat bread) · izh kakku (thin, flat bread) · fr pain plat (thin, flat bread) · az yuxa (thin, flat bread) · no flatbrød (thin, flat bread) · nl platbrood (thin, flat bread) · kmr nanê tenkî (thin, flat bread) · el πιτόψωμο (thin, flat bread) · pl podpłomyk (thin, flat bread) · es pan ázimo (thin, flat bread) · es pan plano (thin, flat bread) · xdq бурз (thin, flat bread) · ky токоч (thin, flat bread) · el πίτα (thin, flat bread) · ca pa pla (thin, flat bread) · ar قُرْصَة (thin, flat bread) · es pan sin levadura (thin, flat bread) · ru лепёшка (thin, flat bread) · de Fladenbrot (thin, flat bread) · az yayma (thin, flat bread) · kmr nanê sêlê (thin, flat bread) · sv plattbröd (thin, flat bread) · pt pão folha (thin, flat bread) · tr yufka (thin, flat bread) · it pane basso (thin, flat bread) · la laganum (thin, flat bread) · ca fogassa (thin, flat bread) · eu ogi zapal (thin, flat bread)