flatbread

American

[flat-bred] / ˈflætˌbrɛd /

noun

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

flatbread British

/ ˈflætˌbrɛd /

noun

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

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One example is Cole's routine of buying a five euro 'piadina' - an Italian flatbread sandwich - from a stall outside Cesena's stadium before his media conferences.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Potato flatbread with spruce sprout pesto and pickled white currant.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

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

Since I’m eating my feelings, though, buttery flatbread is not enough.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

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