naan
nounUK /nɑːn/ · US /nɑn/
Etymology From Hindi नान (nān) / Urdu نان (nān), from Classical Persian نان (nān), from Middle Persian LHMA (nān, “bread, food”).
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A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- Derived terms
- naanizza, naanwich, Peshwari naan, pizza naan