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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Potato flatbread with spruce sprout pesto and pickled white currant.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

While the former was delicate and thin, the latter was a thick, puffy flatbread baked in a tandoor.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

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

"Fenugreek. Mama uses the seeds to make aish merahrah flatbread."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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