tandoor
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of tandoor
1655–65; < Hindi, Urdu tandūr < Persian tanūr
Example Sentences
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Manveen Singh said she had no choice but to shut Tandoor Palace, her 27-year-old Indian restaurant on Fulton Street, after the pandemic took away the downtown office workers she had depended on.
From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2021
“Punjabis love life, family, food, entertaining,” says Singh, who also has American Tandoor in Tysons, which is scheduled for a reboot this summer.
From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2019
He moved to America five years ago and soon partnered with Lite Bite Foods, one of India’s largest hospitality groups, to develop American Tandoor and Street Kitchen.
From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2017
My favourite book is Ranjit Rai’s Tandoor: The Great Indian Barbecue – tandoori cooking at home made easy.
From The Guardian • Aug. 26, 2015
Afterward came coffee and dessert at Tandoor and a nightcap at the Phillips Harborplace restaurant, where a banjo band plays until 11 p.m.
From Time Magazine Archive
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