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Definition of tandoor

tandoor

/tænˈdʊər/
tan · door
Plural:tandoors
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Adjective:tandoori
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tandoor Lexical Profile

tandoor Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

A cylindrical clay or metal oven heated by a charcoal or wood fire at the bottom, used in South Asian, Middle Eastern, and Central Asian cooking for baking flatbreads such as naan and roasting marinated meats.

Example

"The baker slapped the stretched dough onto the hot inner wall of the tandoor to make fresh naan."

• Rhymes for tandoor

• Nearby Words

tanana
tancitaro rattlesnake
tandem
tandoor
tandoori
tandoori chicken
tang

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi and Urdu 'tandūr', which comes from Persian 'tanūr' and Arabic 'tannūr', ultimately tracing back to the Akkadian 'tinūru' ('clay oven').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Tandoor. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/tandoor
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