flatbread
Americannoun
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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.
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Also flatbrod a thin, waferlike bread, usually rye, baked especially in Scandinavian countries.
noun
Etymology
Origin of flatbread
First recorded in 1875–80; perhaps originally translation of Norwegian flatbröd
Example Sentences
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Barbecue flatbread arrives piled with chicken, cheese, and sauce, as though California Pizza Kitchen had taken up Spanish.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Last week, the price of bread in Tehran jumped, with barbari, an oval-shaped Persian flatbread, and lavash bread, often baked in a traditional clay oven, nearly doubling in cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Start your meal with Crispy Kitfo, an Ethiopian beef tartar spread on crispy injera, a pillowy, slightly sour, fermented flatbread.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
For the first nine days, it is simple and largely vegetarian - sweet flatbread, lentils and potato curry among the staples.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
While we walked we shared my last apple and half of my remaining loaf of flatbread.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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