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tandoori
[ tahn-door-ee ]
noun
- a plural of tandoor.
tandoori
/ tænˈdʊərɪ /
noun
- an Indian method of cooking meat or vegetables on a spit in a clay oven
- ( as modifier )
tandoori chicken
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tandoori1
1965–70; from Hindi tandūrī, adjective derivative of tandūr tandoor ( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tandoori1
from Urdu, from tandoor an oven
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Example Sentences
He describes it as a “tandoori comedy”—a culmination of Indian flavors with American comedy.
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