Synonyms

tandoor

American

[tahn-door] / tɑnˈdʊər /

noun

Indian Cooking.

plural

tandoors, tandoori

a cylindrical clay oven, fired to a high heat by wood or charcoal, in which foods, especially meats, are cooked and bread is baked.

Etymology

Origin of tandoor

1655–65; < Hindi, Urdu tandūr < Persian tanūr

Example Sentences

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Veeraswamy introduced the UK's first tandoor oven that decade - and a 1959 menu offers chicken tandoori for the equivalent of 52p in pre-decimal currency.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

He installed just a few tables and a brilliantly hot well of a tandoor oven, which he learned to man in a sweaty process of trial and error.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2022

It’s an essential component of some of the dishes at Bryant Ng’s Cassia in Santa Monica, where 20% of the dishes are cooked using a wok or a tandoor oven, both powered by gas.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2022

Shrimp cooked in the tandoor encircle a hillock of raw mango and diced bell peppers, a “salsa” fired up with chile powder and cumin.

From Washington Post • Dec. 24, 2021

When Jalil entered the clearing, he would throw his jacket on the tandoor and open his arms.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

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