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
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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
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
Dinner at Kabawa in New York’s East Village begins with “buss-up shut,” a flaky Trinidadian flatbread derived from Indian paratha roti.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
That’s a really nice place to stop and get a quick drink and maybe a flatbread.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2026
Every evening, it seems, Mr. Nielsen brings something home from a customer: a dozen eggs, soft Norwegian flatbread called lefse, a long knitted scarf.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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