flatbread

American  

[flat-bred] / ˈflætˌbrɛd /

noun

1. 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.

2. Also flatbrod a thin, waferlike bread, usually rye, baked especially in Scandinavian countries.

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flatbread British  

/ ˈflætˌbrɛd /

noun

1. 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

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

I continued the hands-on theme nearby at chef Michael Solomonov’s Aviv, tearing and dragging flatbread through warm, butter-enriched hummus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 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

Then their stares of flatbread and dried meat were exhausted as well.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin