tandoor

[ tahn-door ]

noun

, Indian Cooking.

, plural tan·doors, tan·door·i [tahn-, door, -ee].

1. a cylindrical clay oven, fired to a high heat by wood or charcoal, in which foods, especially meats, are cooked and bread is baked.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tandoor¹

1655–65; < Hindi, Urdu tandūr < Persian tanūr

Example Sentences

In the Tarim Basin, the sand could cook bread faster than a tandoor oven.

From Literature

Before the crackdown started, the Afghan ran a tandoor business.

From Seattle Times

He installed just a few tables and a brilliantly hot well of a tandoor oven, which he learned to man in a sweaty process of trial and error.

From Seattle Times

“In Pakistan, people think the spicier the better,” said the third-generation tandoor owner.

From Seattle Times

It’s an essential component of some of the dishes at Bryant Ng’s Cassia in Santa Monica, where 20% of the dishes are cooked using a wok or a tandoor oven, both powered by gas.

From Los Angeles Times

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