frybread

or fry bread

[ frahy-bred ]

noun

1. a flatbread made from fried dough and served with a variety of toppings, such as powdered sugar or taco ingredients: a signature food among many Native American communities, especially in the Southwest:

   My Navajo grandmother makes the best frybread, drizzled with raw honey and crushed pine nuts.

Word History and Origins

Origin of frybread¹

First recorded in 1965–70; fry ¹( def ) + bread ( def )

Example Sentences

And every year you’ll find Carol Tiger there, elbow deep in a bowl of frybread mix.

From Seattle Times

That’s the way wild onions are typically cooked for large gatherings, a side dish of greens with a familiar peppery bite, served alongside fried pork, beans, frybread, chicken dumplings, cornbread, and safke — a soup made with cracked corn and lye from wood ash that is common among tribal nations in the southeast, including the Muscogee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Cherokee, and Seminole.

From Seattle Times

The groundbreaking series “Reservation Dogs” is, of course, a standout in mainstream Native representation but so are films like “Frybread Face and Me,” “Fancy Dance” and even action shows like Marvel’s “Echo.”

From Seattle Times

Inside, we got some delicious Navajo frybread and took some silly photos at the point where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah come together.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, there were tri-tip sandwiches and frybread, and the parade featured a skit about dam removal with participants holding large paper cutouts of fish.

From Los Angeles Times