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flatbread

American

[flat-bred] / ˈflætˌbrɛd /

noun

Also flat bread any of various often unleavened breads baked in a flat, usually round or oval shape, as those eaten in India, the Middle East, and Italy.
Also flatbrod a thin, waferlike bread, usually rye, baked especially in Scandinavian countries.

flatbread British

/ ˈflætˌbrɛd /

noun

a type of thin unleavened bread

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Etymology

Origin of flatbread

First recorded in 1875–80; perhaps originally translation of Norwegian flatbröd

Example Sentences

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There will also be shrimp tempura and Georgia peach and ricotta flatbread with hot honey.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

The way they cook the rib-eye and flatbread is honestly just so good.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Breaking a piece of flatbread in two, he passes it to the 12 similarly enlarged men projected on all four walls around him.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

"Everything is handmade," said Aboudagga, a Franco-Palestinian originally from the Gaza Strip, in the restaurant's crowded kitchen, as he prepares "manakish", a flatbread topped with cheese, ground beef and herbs.

From Barron's • Oct. 11, 2025

There was roast venison, of course, and flatbread, and sweet grilled onions and charred potatoes.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo

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