tandoor

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English

WOTD – 23 October 2010
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A chef using a tandoor.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani तंदूर (tandūr) / تندور (tandūr), from Classical Persian تنور (tannūr), from Middle Persian (tnwl /⁠tanūr⁠/, “oven”), Ultimately from Sumerian 𒅎𒋗𒆸 (šurin) via Akkadian 𒋾𒂟 (tinūru), all meaning (clay) oven. Compare also Avestan 𐬙𐬀𐬥𐬏𐬭𐬀 (tanūra). Doublet of athanor.

Pronunciation

Noun

tandoor (plural tandoors)

  1. A cylindrical clay oven used in the cuisine of the Caucasus, Middle East, and Indian subcontinent to make flat bread or to cook meat.
    • 2001, Martin Hughes, World Food: India, Lonely Planet, page 53:
      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.

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Portuguese

Noun

tandoor m (plural tandoors)

  1. tandoor (cylindrical clay oven used in Indian cuisine)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tanˈduɾ/
  • Rhymes: -uɾ
  • Syllabification: tan‧door

Noun

tandoor m (plural tandoor)

  1. tandoor
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