tandoor en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindustani तंदूर (tandūr) / تندور (tandūr), from Classical Persian تنور (tannūr), from Middle Persian [script needed] (tnwl /tanūr/, “oven”), ultimately from Akkadian 𒋾𒂟 (tinūru), all meaning "(clay) oven". Compare also Avestan 𐬙𐬀𐬥𐬏𐬭𐬀 (tanūra). Doublet of athanor.
Meanings
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A cylindrical clay oven used in the cuisine of the Caucasus, Middle East, and Indian subcontinent to make flat bread or to cook meat.
You can cook naan in a normal oven, but the results will inevitably disappoint; even Indians generally wait to savour them in restaurants, as very few homes are equipped with a tandoor.
2001, Martin Hughes, World Food: India, Lonely Planet, page 53:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tandoors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (30)
kmr tendûr (cylindrical clay oven) · pa ਤੰਦੂਰ (cylindrical clay oven) · bn তন্দুর (cylindrical clay oven) · ka თონე (cylindrical clay oven) · ar تَنُّور (cylindrical clay oven) · ru танды́р (cylindrical clay oven) · tk tamdyr (cylindrical clay oven) · hi तनूर (cylindrical clay oven) · sv tandoor (cylindrical clay oven) · aii ܬܲܢܘܼܪܵܐ (cylindrical clay oven) · tr tandır (cylindrical clay oven) · cmn 馕坑 (cylindrical clay oven) · pl tandoor (cylindrical clay oven) · fi tandooriuuni (cylindrical clay oven) · es horno de barro (cylindrical clay oven) · hy թոնիր (cylindrical clay oven) · ur تندور (cylindrical clay oven) · pt tandoor (cylindrical clay oven) · fa تنور (cylindrical clay oven) · mr तन्दूर (cylindrical clay oven) · ug تونۇر (cylindrical clay oven) · kmr tenûr (cylindrical clay oven) · kk тандыр (cylindrical clay oven) · mk та́ндур (cylindrical clay oven) · ka თორნე (cylindrical clay oven) · fr tandoor (cylindrical clay oven) · ur تنور (cylindrical clay oven) · az təndir (cylindrical clay oven) · uz tandir (cylindrical clay oven) · hi तन्दूर (cylindrical clay oven)