flatbread
Americannoun
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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.
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Also flatbrod a thin, waferlike bread, usually rye, baked especially in Scandinavian countries.
noun
Etymology
Origin of flatbread
First recorded in 1875–80; perhaps originally translation of Norwegian flatbröd
Example Sentences
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Last week, the price of bread in Tehran jumped, with barbari, an oval-shaped Persian flatbread, and lavash bread, often baked in a traditional clay oven, nearly doubling in cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
There will also be shrimp tempura and Georgia peach and ricotta flatbread with hot honey.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
Potato flatbread with spruce sprout pesto and pickled white currant.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
That’s a really nice place to stop and get a quick drink and maybe a flatbread.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2026
We made due with the last of my now-stale flatbread, dried meat, and the last potatoes baked on the edge of the fire.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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