flatbread

[flat-bred]

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.

flatbread

/ ˈflætˌbrɛd /

noun

1. a type of thin unleavened bread

Word History and Origins

Origin of flatbread¹

First recorded in 1875–80; perhaps originally translation of Norwegian flatbröd

Example Sentences

It came with silky, creamy hummus, incredible toum — a garlic lover’s dream — and Yemeni flatbread, making for an unforgettable combination of flavors.

From Salon

He described how he and the three other hostages with him were given one meal a day and they would divide a single flatbread, or pitta, into quarters to share.

From BBC

For two-legged customers, cocktails, wines, beers and ciders are available, along with flatbread pizzas.

From Seattle Times

Visit any household and you will find cassava roasting on the fire, being toasted into a chewy flatbread called casabe, fermenting into the beer called masato, and steaming in soups and stews.

From Salon

I’ll make that with maybe some flatbreads or naan and a yogurt dip on the side, then some sort of dal.

From Los Angeles Times